# CVE-2014-3647: Denial of service in n/a

> Guest OS users can crash the guest system via a crafted application due to improper RIP handling in the Linux kernel KVM subsystem.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 10 Nov 2014
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3647, GHSA-v5ch-j8v9-2r5x, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3647

## What is CVE-2014-3647?

CVE-2014-3647 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 10 Nov 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.17.2 does not properly perform RIP changes, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) via a crafted application.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3647?

It affects 7 products.


Products: Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Linux kernel, Opensuse Evergreen, Oracle Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Server.

## How do I fix CVE-2014-3647?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2014-3647 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3647 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux

- [CVE-2020-11651](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-11651/): SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2020-7247](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7247/): OpenSMTPD Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2019-16928](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16928/): Exim Out-of-bounds Write (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2018-6789](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6789/): Exim Buffer Overflow (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2015-2590](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-2590/): Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2014-3647 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2014-3647 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 10 Nov 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3647 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Canonical Ubuntu Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3647/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3647/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3647
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3647
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2014-3647

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-3647/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.