Linux KVM Heap Buffer Overflow DoS

The vulnerability in the kvmfreelapic function of the arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c component of the KVM virtualization subsystem in the Linux operating system is related to incomplete cleanup of temporary or auxiliary resources. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to cause a service failu...

PT-2021-7295 · Linux +1 · Linux Kernel +1

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions prior to 5.15 rc7 Description: The issue is related to incomplete cleanup of temporary or auxiliary resources in the arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c component of the Kernel-based Virtual Machine KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel...