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CVE-2012-2121
Published: May 17, 2012
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The KVM implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.3.4 does not properly manage the relationships between memory slots and the iommu, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (memory leak and host OS crash) by leveraging administrative access to the guest OS to conduct hotunplug and hotplug operations on devices.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
50732
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
RHSA-2012:0743
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
1027083
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
[oss-security] 20120419 Re: CVE request -- kernel: kvm: device assignment page leak
mailing-list
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=814149
x_refsource_CONFIRM
USN-1577-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.3.4
x_refsource_CONFIRM
USN-2036-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-2037-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
RHSA-2012:0676
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
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