What is CVE-2014-8369?

CVE-2014-8369 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119). CVE-2014-8369 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-8369?

CVE-2014-8369 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-8369?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2014-8369. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2014-8369 actively exploited?

CVE-2014-8369 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html

CVE-2014-8369

High

The kvm_iommu_map_pages function in virt/kvm/iommu.c in the Linux kernel through 3.17.2 miscalculates the number of pages during the handling of a mapping failure, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS page unpinning) or possibly have unspecified other impact by leveraging guest OS privileges. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incorrect fix for CVE-2014-3601.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2014-11-10

Last modified 2026-05-06

CVSS version 3.1

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 3.1 score

7.8

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Vector string

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness type

CWE-119

CVE-2014-8369 is a Buffer Overflow vulnerability

What is Buffer Overflow?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2014-8369 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00015.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0674.html

Third Party Advisory
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/62326

Broken Link
Secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/62336

Broken Link
Debian Security
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3093

Third Party Advisory
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70747

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70749

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Kernel patch commit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3d32e4dbe71374a6780eaf51d719d76f9a9bf22f
Patch
Kernel patch commit
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/24/7
Patch
Kernel patch commit
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1156518
Patch

5 patch commits total View all on NVD

Details

CVE ID CVE-2014-8369

Severity High

CVSS score 7.8 / 10

CVSS version 3.1

Published 2014-11-10

Modified 2026-05-06

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-8369?

CVE-2014-8369 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10 , classified as a Buffer Overflow flaw (CWE-119) . CVE-2014-8369 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-8369?

CVE-2014-8369 has a CVSS score of 7.8 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 3.1). The vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-8369?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2014-8369. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2014-8369 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2014-8369 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Buffer Overflow (CWE-119)?

The product performs operations on a memory buffer but reads or writes outside its intended boundaries. View CWE-119 on MITRE CWE →