CVE-2009-3290

The kvm_emulate_hypercall function in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in KVM in the Linux kernel 2.6.25-rc1, and other versions before 2.6.31, when running on x86 systems, does not prevent access to MMU hypercalls from ring 0, which allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest kernel crash) and read or write guest kernel memory via unspecified "random addresses."
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

07 Nov 2023, 02:04

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • {'url': 'http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=07708c4af1346ab1521b26a202f438366b7bcffd', 'name': 'http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=07708c4af1346ab1521b26a202f438366b7bcffd', 'tags': [], 'refsource': 'CONFIRM'}
  • () http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=07708c4af1346ab1521b26a202f438366b7bcffd -

Information

Published : 2009-09-22 10:30

Updated : 2023-12-10 10:51


NVD link : CVE-2009-3290

Mitre link : CVE-2009-3290

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2009-3290


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-399

Resource Management Errors