CVE-2019-3887
Published:April 09, 2019
Updated:April 26, 2026
A flaw was found in the way KVM hypervisor handled x2APIC Machine Specific Rregister (MSR) access with nested(=1) virtualization enabled. In that, L1 guest could access L0's APIC register values via L2 guest, when 'virtualize x2APIC mode' is enabled. A guest could use this flaw to potentially crash the host kernel resulting in DoS issue. Kernel versions from 4.16 and newer are vulnerable to this issue.
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
7
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
LOW
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
LOW
Subsequent System Integrity
LOW
Subsequent System Availability
HIGH
CVSS v3
Base Score:
6.7
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
HIGH
CVSS v2
Base Score:
4.7
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Incorrect Authorization
EPSS
Base Score:
0.04
