CVE-2023-5090

Medium

Description

A flaw was found in KVM. An improper check in svm_set_x2apic_msr_interception() may allow direct access to host x2apic msrs when the guest resets its apic, potentially leading to a denial of service condition.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.0
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedNov 6, 2023
First seenNov 6, 2023
Weakness typeCWE-755CWE-755

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernelv ≤ 6.5, 6.6—
redhat enterprise_linux8.0, 9.0—

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