CVE-2009-3290

The kvm_emulate_hypercall function in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in KVM in the Linux kernel 2.6.25-rc1, and other versions before 2.6.31, when running on x86 systems…

published September 22, 2009

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
33.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The kvm_emulate_hypercall function in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in KVM in the Linux kernel 2.6.25-rc1, and other versions before 2.6.31, when running on x86 systems, does not prevent access to MMU hypercalls from ring 0, which allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest kernel crash) and read or write guest kernel memory via unspecified "random addresses."

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00400 · 33.0th percentile
Published
2009-09-22T10:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 22 SEP 10:00Z
    The kvm_emulate_hypercall function in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in KVM in the Linux kernel 2.6.25-rc1, and other versions before 2.6.31, when running on x86 systems…
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