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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 7.2/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
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
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 29, 2009
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified