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CVE-2014-8369

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2014-8369 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel (through version 3.17.2), specifically within the kvm_iommu_map_pages function, impacting distributions like Debian, openSUSE, and SUSE. It stems from an incorrect fix for CVE-2014-3601, leading to a miscalculation during IOMMU mapping failure handling. This allows a guest OS user with privileges to cause a denial of service on the host OS through page unpinning, with a CVSS score of 7.8. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.17.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:evergreen:11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_real_time_extension:11:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:*
11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11:sp2:*:*:ltss:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.56%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
43.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0056 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 17,070 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (3)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-504.12.2.el6
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2014-8369Moderate

kernel: kvm: excessive pages un-pinning in kvm_iommu_map error path

Oct 24, 2014

References

git.kernel.org
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/msg00015.html
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2015-0674.html
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/62326
Broken Link
secunia.com / advisories/62336
Broken Link
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/3d32e4dbe71374a6780eaf51d719d76f9a9bf22f
ExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
lkml.org / lkml/2014/10/24/460
ExploitMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
debian.org / security/2014/dsa-3093
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2014/10/24/7
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/70747
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securityfocus.com / bid/70749
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry