Buffer overflow in the complete_emulated_mmio function in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the Linux kernel before 3.13.6 allows guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS by leveraging a loop that triggers an invalid memory copy affecting certain cancel_work_item data.
CVE-2014-0049
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 51.3%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
March 11, 2014
Last Modified
May 6, 2026
References (10)
- secalert@redhathttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a08d3b3b99efd509133946056531cdf8f3a0c09b
- secalert@redhathttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.6
- secalert@redhathttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/03/1
- secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062368
- secalert@redhathttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a08d3b3b99efd509133946056531cdf8f3a0c09b
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a08d3b3b99efd509133946056531cdf8f3a0c09b
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.13.6
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/03/1
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1062368
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/a08d3b3b99efd509133946056531cdf8f3a0c09b
Patch Availability(7)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.5.0-241-omap4 (3.5.0-241.57) @ quantal | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.5.0-49-generic (3.5.0-49.73~precise1) @ precise | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.5.0-241-omap4 (3.5.0-241.57) @ saucy | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.11.0-20-generic (3.11.0-20.34) @ saucy | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.11.0-20-generic (3.11.0-20.34~precise1) @ precise | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.8.0-39-generic (3.8.0-39.57~precise1) @ precise | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | linux-image-3.5.0-49-generic (3.5.0-49.73) @ quantal | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Weakness Classification(1)
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All Vendor Advisories
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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.
- UbuntuUSN-2175-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel (Quantal HWE) vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-2176-1MEDIUM
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- UbuntuUSN-2177-1MEDIUM
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- UbuntuUSN-2178-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-2179-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
- UbuntuUSN-2180-1MEDIUM
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- UbuntuUSN-2181-1MEDIUM
Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
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