ghsa-wqvc-c395-66j7
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Published
2022-05-02 03:23
Modified
2025-04-09 04:07
Details

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.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2009-1242"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-20"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2009-04-06T14:30:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-wqvc-c395-66j7",
  "modified": "2025-04-09T04:07:42Z",
  "published": "2022-05-02T03:23:05Z",
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-1242"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=502109"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49594"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01126.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=16175a796d061833aacfbd9672235f2d2725df65"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=16175a796d061833aacfbd9672235f2d2725df65"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00002.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/01/3"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/15549"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/34478"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/34981"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/35120"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/35121"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/35226"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/35387"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/35394"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/35656"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Linux-kernel-denial-of-service-via-EFER-8585"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0084"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787"
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      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1800"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.globalsecuritymag.com/Vigil-nce-Linux-kernel-denial-of%2C20090402%2C8311"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.globalsecuritymag.com/Vigil-nce-Linux-kernel-denial-of,20090402,8311"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.29.1"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/patch-2.6.29-git1.log"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503610/100/0/threaded"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34331"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-793-1"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0924"
    }
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  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}


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