Vulnerability Database

314,343

Total vulnerabilities in the database

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.

  • Published: Nov 6, 2023
  • Updated: Nov 16, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2023-5090
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 6
  • AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
linux / linux_kernel - 6.5.x
linux / linux_kernel 6.6-rc1 6.6-rc1.x
linux / linux_kernel 6.6-rc2 6.6-rc2.x
linux / linux_kernel 6.6-rc3 6.6-rc3.x
linux / linux_kernel 6.6-rc4 6.6-rc4.x
linux / linux_kernel 6.6-rc5 6.6-rc5.x
linux / linux_kernel 6.6-rc6 6.6-rc6.x
redhat / enterprise_linux 8.0 8.0.x
redhat / enterprise_linux 9.0 9.0.x