CVE-2012-2121

The KVM implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.3.4 does not properly manage the relationships between memory slots and the iommu, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (memory leak and host OS crash) by leveraging administrative access to the guest OS to conduct hotunplug and hotplug operations on devices.
Configurations

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

History

21 Nov 2024, 01:38

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0676.html - () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0676.html -
References () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0743.html - () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0743.html -
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/50732 - () http://secunia.com/advisories/50732 -
References () http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.3.4 - () http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.3.4 -
References () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/19/16 - () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/19/16 -
References () http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027083 - () http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027083 -
References () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1577-1 - () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1577-1 -
References () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2036-1 - () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2036-1 -
References () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2037-1 - () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2037-1 -
References () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=814149 - () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=814149 -
References () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/09ca8e1173bcb12e2a449698c9ae3b86a8a10195 - () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/09ca8e1173bcb12e2a449698c9ae3b86a8a10195 -

Information

Published : 2012-05-17 11:00

Updated : 2024-11-21 01:38


NVD link : CVE-2012-2121

Mitre link : CVE-2012-2121

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-2121


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-264

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