CVE-2009-2287

Linux kernel <2.6.30 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

The kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_sregs function in the KVM in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.30, when running on x86 systems, does not validate the page table root in a KVM_SET_SREGS call, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash or hang) via a crafted cr3 value, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference in the gfn_to_rmap function.

References (10)

[Patch] http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git%3Ba=blob%3Bf=queue-2.6.30/kvm-x86-check-for-cr3-validity-in-ioctl_set_sregs.patch%3Bh=b48a47dad2cf76358b327368f80c0805e6370c68%3Bhb=e7c45b24f298b5d9efd7d401150f64a1b51aaac4

[Patch] http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=59839dfff5eabca01cc4e20b45797a60a80af8cb

[Broken Link] http://secunia.com/advisories/35675

[Broken Link] http://secunia.com/advisories/36045

[Broken Link] http://secunia.com/advisories/36054

[Third Party Advisory] http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&atid=893831&aid=2687641&group_id=180599

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1845

[Broken Link] http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:198

[Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/06/30/1

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-807-1

Scores

EPSS 0.0006

EPSS Percentile 18.6%

Classification

CWE

CWE-476

Status draft

Affected Products (7)

linux/linux_kernel < 2.6.30

canonical/ubuntu_linux

canonical/ubuntu_linux

canonical/ubuntu_linux

canonical/ubuntu_linux

debian/debian_linux

debian/debian_linux

Timeline

Published Jul 01, 2009

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026