CVE-2009-3638
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.51%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.51% probability · 42th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-189
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6a54435560efdab1a08f429a954df4d6c740bddf
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125628917011048&w=2Exploit
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125632898507373&w=2Exploit
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.31.4Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.32-rc4Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:329
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36803Patch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=530515Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53934
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00190.html
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6a54435560efdab1a08f429a954df4d6c740bddf
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125628917011048&w=2Exploit
- http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125632898507373&w=2Exploit
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.31.4Vendor Advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.32-rc4Vendor Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:329
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36803Patch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=530515Exploit
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53934
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00190.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.