CVE-2014-0155
kernel: kvm: BUG caused by invalid entry in guest ioapic redirection table
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · April 4, 2014
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
The ioapic_deliver function in virt/kvm/ioapic.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.1 does not properly validate the kvm_irq_delivery_to_apic return value, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) via a crafted entry in the redirection table of an I/O APIC. NOTE: the affected code was moved to the ioapic_service function before the vulnerability was announced.
Statement
Not vulnerable.
This issue did not affect the versions of kvm package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
This issue did not affect the versions of the Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.
This issue did not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 as they did not provide support for the KVM subsystem.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 5.5AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
CWE not specified