CVE-2009-1242 (GCVE-0-2009-1242)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2009-04-06 14:00
Modified
2024-08-07 05:04
Severity ?
CWE
  • n/a
Summary
The vmx_set_msr function in arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the VMX implementation in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.29.1 on the i386 platform allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) by setting the EFER_LME (aka "Long mode enable") bit in the Extended Feature Enable Register (EFER) model-specific register, which is specific to the x86_64 platform.
References
cve@mitre.org http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=16175a796d061833aacfbd9672235f2d2725df65
cve@mitre.org http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00002.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/01/3 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/15549/ Patch, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.org http://secunia.com/advisories/34478 Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org http://secunia.com/advisories/34981 Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org http://secunia.com/advisories/35120 Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org http://secunia.com/advisories/35121 Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org http://secunia.com/advisories/35226 Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org http://secunia.com/advisories/35387 Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org http://secunia.com/advisories/35394 Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org http://secunia.com/advisories/35656 Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org http://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Linux-kernel-denial-of-service-via-EFER-8585 Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0084 Broken Link
cve@mitre.org http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787 Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1800 Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org http://www.globalsecuritymag.com/Vigil-nce-Linux-kernel-denial-of%2C20090402%2C8311
cve@mitre.org http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.29.1 Broken Link
cve@mitre.org http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/patch-2.6.29-git1.log Broken Link
cve@mitre.org http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503610/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.org http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34331 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.org http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-793-1 Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0924 Broken Link
cve@mitre.org https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=502109 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49594 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.org https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01126.html Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=16175a796d061833aacfbd9672235f2d2725df65
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af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/01/3 Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/15549/ Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://secunia.com/advisories/34478 Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://secunia.com/advisories/34981 Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://secunia.com/advisories/35120 Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://secunia.com/advisories/35121 Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://secunia.com/advisories/35226 Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://secunia.com/advisories/35387 Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://secunia.com/advisories/35394 Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://secunia.com/advisories/35656 Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Linux-kernel-denial-of-service-via-EFER-8585 Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0084 Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787 Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1800 Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.globalsecuritymag.com/Vigil-nce-Linux-kernel-denial-of%2C20090402%2C8311
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.29.1 Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/patch-2.6.29-git1.log Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503610/100/0/threaded Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34331 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-793-1 Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0924 Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=502109 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49594 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01126.html Third Party Advisory
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