CVE-2023-5090
Moderate
CVE-2023-5090
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.
Exploit probability
0.2%
Published
November 6, 2023
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 16, 2026
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
Open Source Vulnerabilities
CVE-2023-5090
View original source
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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2758
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3854
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3855
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4211
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4352
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-5090
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2248122