Description
Memory leak in the __kvm_set_memory_region function in virt/kvm/kvm_main.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by leveraging certain device access to trigger movement of memory slots.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.0/10
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
No affected versions have been published.
Timeline
- Published
- Nov 20, 2013
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified