CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
26.7%
The KVM implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.3.6 allows host OS users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and host OS crash) by making a KVM_CREATE_IRQCHIP ioctl call after a virtual CPU already exists.
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0571.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0676.html
secunia.com/advisories/49928
www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2469
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.3.6
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/30/1
www.securitytracker.com/id?1026897
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=808199
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9c895160d25a76c21b65bad141b08e8d4f99afef
www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2012/suse-su-20121679-1.html