CVE-2014-8480 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the KVM subsystem of the Linux kernel, specifically affecting versions before 3.18-rc2. A flaw in the instruction decoder allows a guest OS user to trigger a NULL pointer dereference, leading to a host OS crash. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.9, indicating a low attack complexity and requiring local access, but it can result in a complete loss of availability for the host system. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.18CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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