CVE - CVE-2009-4004

CVE-ID
CVE-2009-4004	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Buffer overflow in the kvm_vcpu_ioctl_x86_setup_mce function in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32-rc7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly gain privileges via a KVM_X86_SETUP_MCE IOCTL request that specifies a large number of Machine Check Exception (MCE) banks.
References
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CONFIRM:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=a9e38c3e01ad242fe2a625354cf065c34b01e3aa CONFIRM:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.32-rc7 BID:37035 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37035 SECUNIA:37357 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/37357 VUPEN:ADV-2009-3267 URL:http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3267 XF:kernel-kvmvcpuioctl-privilege-escalation(54302) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54302
Assigning CNA
N/A
Date Entry Created
20091119	Disclaimer: The entry creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20091119)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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