Release Date: | 2009-10-30 | |
Impact: | Moderate | What is this? |
The handle_dr function in arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31.1 does not properly verify the Current Privilege Level (CPL) before accessing a debug register, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (trap) on the host OS via a crafted application.
See more information about CVE-2009-3722 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD
NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
Base Score: | 7.1 |
Vector String: | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Version: | 2.0 |
Attack Vector: | Network |
Attack Complexity: | Medium |
Authentication: | None |
Confidentiality Impact: | None |
Integrity Impact: | None |
Availability Impact: | Complete |
Platform | Errata | Release Date |
Oracle Linux version 5 (kvm) | ELSA-2010-0126 | 2010-03-01 |
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