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CVE-2014-0155

The ioapic_deliver function in virt/kvm/ioapic.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.1 does not properly validate the kvm_irq_delivery_to_apic return value, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) via a crafted entry in the redirection table of an I/O APIC. NOTE: the affected code was moved to the ioapic_service function before the vulnerability was announced.

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Severity

N/A

EPSS

Probability of exploitation (next 30 days): 0.0007 (0.1%)
Percentile: 20.1%
EPSS: 2026-05-06

Affects

linux:linux_kernel

Technical description

The ioapic_deliver function in virt/kvm/ioapic.c in the Linux kernel through 3.14.1 does not properly validate the kvm_irq_delivery_to_apic return value, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) via a crafted entry in the redirection table of an I/O APIC. NOTE: the affected code was moved to the ioapic_service function before the vulnerability was announced.

Published: 4/14/2014, 11:55:07 PM
Last modified: 5/6/2026, 10:30:45 PM

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