CVE-2014-8134 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2014-8134?

CVE-2014-8134 is a low-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 12 Dec 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

The paravirt_ops_setup function in arch/x86/kernel/kvm.c in the Linux kernel through 3.18 uses an improper paravirt_enabled setting for KVM guest kernels, which makes it easier for guest OS users to bypass the ASLR protection mechanism via a crafted application that reads a 16-bit value.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8134?

It affects 6 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Linux kernel, Opensuse Evergreen, Opensuse Opensuse, Oracle Linux, Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Server.

How do I fix CVE-2014-8134?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2014-8134 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8134 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux

• CVE-2020-11651 SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-7247 OpenSMTPD Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-16928 Exim Out-of-bounds Write Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-6789 Exim Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2015-2590 Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8134, GHSA-m3qc-7rv2-p8pm, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8134.