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CVE-2012-4461

CVSS v2.0 1.9 (Low)
19% Progress
EPSS 0.04 % (5th)
0.04% Progress
Affected Products 1
Advisories 23
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The KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.6.9, when running on hosts that use qemu userspace without XSAVE, allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel OOPS) by using the KVM_SET_SREGS ioctl to set the X86_CR4_OSXSAVE bit in the guest cr4 register, then calling the KVM_RUN ioctl.

Weaknesses
CWE-NVD-noinfo
CVE Status
PUBLISHED
CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Published Date
2013-01-22 23:55:02
(11 years ago)
Updated Date
2023-02-13 00:26:15
(19 months ago)

Affected Products

Linux

Configuration #1

    CPE23 From Up To
  Linux Kernel 3.6.8 and prior versions cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel <= 3.6.8
  Linux Kernel 3.6 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.6
  Linux Kernel 3.6.1 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.6.1
  Linux Kernel 3.6.2 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.6.2
  Linux Kernel 3.6.3 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.6.3
  Linux Kernel 3.6.4 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.6.4
  Linux Kernel 3.6.5 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.6.5
  Linux Kernel 3.6.6 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.6.6
  Linux Kernel 3.6.7 cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.6.7