The em_syscall function in arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c in the KVM implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.2.14 does not properly handle the 0f05 (aka syscall) opcode, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) via a crafted application, as demonstrated by an NASM file.
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Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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References | () http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c2226fc9e87ba3da060e47333657cd6616652b84 - | |
References | () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00013.html - | |
References | () http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.14 - | |
References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/12/2 - Exploit | |
References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=773370 - Exploit | |
References | () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c2226fc9e87ba3da060e47333657cd6616652b84 - Exploit, Patch |
Information
Published : 2012-07-03 16:40
Updated : 2024-11-21 01:34
NVD link : CVE-2012-0045
Mitre link : CVE-2012-0045
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-0045
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE