CVE-2012-0045
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Summary
The em_syscall function in arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c in the KVM implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.2.14 does not properly handle the 0f05 (aka syscall) opcode, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) via a crafted application, as demonstrated by an NASM file.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a | affected |
Weaknesses
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ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.14
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c2226fc9e87ba3da060e47333657cd6616652b84
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=773370
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00013.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/12/2
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c2226fc9e87ba3da060e47333657cd6616652b84
References
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.14
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c2226fc9e87ba3da060e47333657cd6616652b84
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=773370
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-05/msg00013.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/01/12/2
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c2226fc9e87ba3da060e47333657cd6616652b84
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