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CVE-2012-4461

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.

Published

2013-01-22T23:55:02.730

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 1.9 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: MEDIUM
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-noinfo
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System linux linux_kernel ≤ 3.6.8 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.6.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.6.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.6.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.6.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.6.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.6.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.6.7 Yes
References