The KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.6.9, when running on hosts that use qemu userspace without XSAVE, allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel OOPS) by using the KVM_SET_SREGS ioctl to set the X86_CR4_OSXSAVE bit in the guest cr4 register, then calling the KVM_RUN ioctl.
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References | () http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.kvm.devel/100742 - | |
References | () http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6d1068b3a98519247d8ba4ec85cd40ac136dbdf9 - | |
References | () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html - | |
References | () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0223.html - | |
References | () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0882.html - | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/51160 - | |
References | () http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.6.9 - | |
References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/06/14 - | |
References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56414 - | |
References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862900 - | |
References | () https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2012/suse-su-20121679-1.html - |
Information
Published : 2013-01-22 23:55
Updated : 2024-11-21 01:42
NVD link : CVE-2012-4461
Mitre link : CVE-2012-4461
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-4461
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE