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CVE-2009-1242

Published: Apr 6, 2009

Modified: Aug 7, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

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.

VendorProductVersions

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affected
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References

linux-kernel-eferlme-dos(49594)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
35226
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
34478
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
34331
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
FEDORA-2009-5356
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
SUSE-SA:2009:032
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
35656
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
20090516 rPSA-2009-0084-1 kernel
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
35120
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
SUSE-SA:2009:031
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
USN-793-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
34981
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
DSA-1800
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
35387
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
DSA-1787
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
35121
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
ADV-2009-0924
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
35394
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA

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