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GSD-2012-1601

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:20
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The KVM implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.3.6 allows host OS users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and host OS crash) by making a KVM_CREATE_IRQCHIP ioctl call after a virtual CPU already exists.
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CVE-2012-1601
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