Vulnerabilities > CVE-2023-5090 - Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions vulnerability in multiple products

047910
CVSS 5.5 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
LOW
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
HIGH
local
low complexity
linux
redhat
CWE-755

Summary

A flaw was found in KVM. An improper check in svm_set_x2apic_msr_interception() may allow direct access to host x2apic msrs when the guest resets its apic, potentially leading to a denial of service condition.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Linux
5493
OS
Redhat
2