CVE-2009-4031

The do_insn_fetch function in arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c in the x86 emulator in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32-rc8-next-20091125 tries to interpret instructions that contain too many bytes to be valid, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (increased scheduling latency) on the host OS via unspecified manipulations related to SMP support.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.32:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.32:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.32:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.32:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.32:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.32:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.32:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.32:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2009-11-29 13:07

Updated : 2024-02-04 17:33


NVD link : CVE-2009-4031

Mitre link : CVE-2009-4031

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2009-4031


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-20

Improper Input Validation