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CVE-2014-8134

12
FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-8134 describes a low-severity vulnerability in the Linux kernel (through version 3.18) affecting KVM guest kernels, including those from Canonical, openSUSE, Oracle, and SUSE. The flaw in the paravirt_ops_setup function allows guest OS users to bypass ASLR by reading a 16-bit value. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 3.3 (LOW) due to its local attack vector and low impact, primarily compromising confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, indicating a low current threat level.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.18CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
12.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
16.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
11.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:evergreen:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

3.3LOW

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.70%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
49.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0070 is in the 60th percentile among its peer group of 577 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.0 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-642.el6
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2014-8134Low

kernel: x86: espfix not working for 32-bit KVM paravirt guests

Dec 5, 2014

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00010.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-03/msg00025.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00009.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00015.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
people.canonical.com / ~ubuntu-security/cve/2014/CVE-2014-8134.html
PatchThird Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2016-0855.html
Third Party Advisory
bugs.launchpad.net / ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1400314
Vendor Advisory
bugzilla.novell.com / show_bug.cgi
Permissions Required
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/62336
Broken Link
support.f5.com / csp/article/K17120
Third Party Advisory
support.f5.com / csp/article/K17120
oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinapr2016-2952096.html
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/71650
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
spinics.net / lists/kvm/msg111458.html
ExploitMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory