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usn-6497-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2023-11-21 15:17
Modified
2026-06-03 10:45
Summary
linux-oem-6.1 vulnerabilities
Details

Maxim Levitsky discovered that the KVM nested virtualization (SVM) implementation for AMD processors in the Linux kernel did not properly handle x2AVIC MSRs. An attacker in a guest VM could use this to cause a denial of service (host kernel crash). (CVE-2023-5090)

Alon Zahavi discovered that the NVMe-oF/TCP subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle queue initialization failures in certain situations, leading to a use-after-free vulnerability. A remote attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-5178)

Budimir Markovic discovered that the perf subsystem in the Linux kernel did not properly handle event groups, leading to an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-5717)

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  "modified": "2026-06-03T10:45:36Z",
  "published": "2023-11-21T15:17:23Z",
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  "summary": "linux-oem-6.1 vulnerabilities",
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}



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