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CVE-2009-1242
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Date: April 6, 2009
The vmx_set_msr function in arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the VMX implementation in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.29.1 on the i386 platform allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) by setting the EFER_LME (aka "Long mode enable") bit in the Extended Feature Enable Register (EFER) model-specific register, which is specific to the x86_64 platform.
Language: C
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CVSS v3.1
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Attack Vector (AV): | LOCAL |
Attack Complexity (AC): | HIGH |
Privileges Required (PR): | NONE |
User Interaction (UI): | NONE |
Scope (S): | UNCHANGED |
Confidentiality (C): | NONE |
Integrity (I): | NONE |
Availability (A): | HIGH |
CVSS v2
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Access Vector (AV): | LOCAL |
Access Complexity (AC): | LOW |
Authentication (AU): | NONE |
Confidentiality (C): | NONE |
Integrity (I): | NONE |
Availability (A): | COMPLETE |
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