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…

published May 17, 2012

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
34.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00413 · 34.2th percentile
Published
2012-05-17T10:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 17 MAY 10:00Z
    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…
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