CVE-2014-3610

What it is

The WRMSR processing functionality in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.17.2 does not properly handle the writing of a non-canonical address to a model-specific register, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) by leveraging guest OS privileges, related to the wrmsr_interception function in arch/x86/kvm/svm.c and the handle_wrmsr function in arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of service disruption.

Exploit odds

0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

1. 2014-11-10 11:55 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-17 00:08 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 0.6% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 5.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
• Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published

2014-11-10 11:55 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-17 00:08 UTC

Exploit probability

0.6% · EPSS, next 30 days

Record status

Modified

Affected

• Linux Kernel < 3.17.2
• Canonical Ubuntu Linux 10.04
• Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04
• Debian Linux 7.0
• Opensuse Evergreen 11.4
• Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.5

Attack vector

Local

Complexity

Low

Privileges needed

Low

User interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

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