CVE-2009-1242

The vmx_set_msr function in arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the VMX implementation in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.29.1 on the i386 platform allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) by setting the EFER_LME (aka "Long mode enable") bit in the Extended Feature Enable Register (EFER) model-specific register, which is specific to the x86_64 platform.
References
Link Resource
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=16175a796d061833aacfbd9672235f2d2725df65
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00002.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/01/3 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/15549/ Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34478 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34981 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35120 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35121 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35226 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35387 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35394 Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/35656 Third Party Advisory
http://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Linux-kernel-denial-of-service-via-EFER-8585 Third Party Advisory
http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0084 Broken Link
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787 Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1800 Third Party Advisory
http://www.globalsecuritymag.com/Vigil-nce-Linux-kernel-denial-of%2C20090402%2C8311
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.29.1 Broken Link
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/patch-2.6.29-git1.log Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503610/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34331 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-793-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0924 Broken Link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=502109 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49594 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01126.html Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 4 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 5 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

07 Nov 2023, 02:03

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • {'url': 'http://www.globalsecuritymag.com/Vigil-nce-Linux-kernel-denial-of,20090402,8311', 'name': 'http://www.globalsecuritymag.com/Vigil-nce-Linux-kernel-denial-of,20090402,8311', 'tags': ['Third Party Advisory'], 'refsource': 'MISC'}
  • {'url': 'http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=16175a796d061833aacfbd9672235f2d2725df65', 'name': 'http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=16175a796d061833aacfbd9672235f2d2725df65', 'tags': ['Patch', 'Vendor Advisory'], 'refsource': 'CONFIRM'}
  • () http://www.globalsecuritymag.com/Vigil-nce-Linux-kernel-denial-of%2C20090402%2C8311 -
  • () http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=16175a796d061833aacfbd9672235f2d2725df65 -

Information

Published : 2009-04-06 14:30

Updated : 2024-02-28 11:21


NVD link : CVE-2009-1242

Mitre link : CVE-2009-1242

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2009-1242


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel

opensuse

  • opensuse

debian

  • debian_linux

canonical

  • ubuntu_linux

fedoraproject

  • fedora
CWE
CWE-20

Improper Input Validation