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cve[email protected]CVE-2012-4461
HistoryJan 22, 2013 - 11:55 p.m.

CVE-2012-4461

2013-01-2223:55:00
NVD-CWE-noinfo
web.nvd.nist.gov
45
linux
kernel
kvm
cve-2012-4461
denial of service
nvd
xsave
qemu
ioctl
local users

5.1 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

1.9 Low

CVSS2

Access Vector

LOCAL

Access Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

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

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.3%

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.

5.1 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

1.9 Low

CVSS2

Access Vector

LOCAL

Access Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

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

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.3%