CVE-2009-3638

Linux Kernel < 2.6.31.3 - Numeric Error

Title source: rule

Description

Integer overflow in the kvm_dev_ioctl_get_supported_cpuid function in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31.4 allows local users to have an unspecified impact via a KVM_GET_SUPPORTED_CPUID request to the kvm_arch_dev_ioctl function.

References (11)

[Patch] http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6a54435560efdab1a08f429a954df4d6c740bddf

[Exploit] http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125628917011048&w=2

[Exploit] http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125632898507373&w=2

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.31.4

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.32-rc4

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:329

[Patch] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36803

[Vendor Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1

[Exploit] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=530515

[Vendor Advisory] https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00190.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53934

Scores

EPSS 0.0006

EPSS Percentile 17.6%

Classification

CWE

CWE-189

Status draft

Affected Products (50)

linux/linux_kernel < 2.6.31.3

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Timeline

Published Oct 29, 2009

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026