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GHSA-XC28-J839-8WV2

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-02 03:50 – Updated: 2025-04-09 04:16

Details

Buffer overflow in the kvm_vcpu_ioctl_x86_setup_mce function in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32-rc7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly gain privileges via a KVM_X86_SETUP_MCE IOCTL request that specifies a large number of Machine Check Exception (MCE) banks.

Severity

7.8 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2009-4004 (GCVE-0-2009-4004)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2009-11-20 02:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 06:45

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre

References

6 references

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http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testi…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37035	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvald…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3267	vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit…	vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://secunia.com/advisories/37357	third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA

Date Public

2009-11-12 00:00

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GHSA-XC28-J839-8WV2

CVE-2009-4004 (GCVE-0-2009-4004)

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