CVE-2019-3016
Published: January 31, 2020Last modified: November 8, 2023
Description
In a Linux KVM guest that has PV TLB enabled, a process in the guest kernel may be able to read memory locations from another process in the same guest. This problem is limit to the host running linux kernel 4.10 with a guest running linux kernel 4.16 or later. The problem mainly affects AMD processors but Intel CPUs cannot be ruled out.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 4.7 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | HIGH |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity impact | NONE |
| Availability impact | NONE |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | linux-lts | Not affected (6.1.50-r0) |
| Stream | linux-lts | Not affected (6.1.50-r0) |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/157233/Kernel-Live-Patch-Security-Notice-LSN-0065-1.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2020/01/30/4
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1792167
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/1eff70a9abd46f175defafd29bc17ad456f398a7
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/8c6de56a42e0c657955e12b882a81ef07d1d073e
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/917248144db5d7320655dbb41d3af0b8a0f3d589
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/a6bd811f1209fe1c64c9f6fd578101d6436c6b6e
- https://git.kernel.org/linus/b043138246a41064527cf019a3d51d9f015e9796
- https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/1580407316-11391-1-git-send-email-pbonzini%40redhat.com/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200313-0003/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4300-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4301-1/
- https://www.debian.org/security/2020/dsa-4699