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CVE-2012-1601

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CVE-2012-1601

Published: May 17, 2012

Modified: Aug 6, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

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.

VendorProductVersions

n/a

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affected
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References

SUSE-SU-2012:1679
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
DSA-2469
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
RHSA-2012:0571
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
1026897
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
openSUSE-SU-2013:0925
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
49928
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
RHSA-2012:0676
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT

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