CVE-2009-1242
Published: 6 April 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.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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linux Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
dapper |
Does not exist
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| gutsy |
Does not exist
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| hardy |
Released
(2.6.24-24.55)
|
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| intrepid |
Released
(2.6.27-14.35)
|
|
| jaunty |
Released
(2.6.28-13.45)
|
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| upstream |
Released
(2.6.30~rc1)
|
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Patches: upstream: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=16175a796d061833aacfbd9672235f2d2725df65 |
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linux-source-2.6.15 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
dapper |
Not vulnerable
|
| gutsy |
Does not exist
|
|
| hardy |
Does not exist
|
|
| intrepid |
Does not exist
|
|
| jaunty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(2.6.30~rc1)
|
|
|
linux-source-2.6.22 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
dapper |
Does not exist
|
| gutsy |
Ignored
(end of life, was needs-triage)
|
|
| hardy |
Does not exist
|
|
| intrepid |
Does not exist
|
|
| jaunty |
Does not exist
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(2.6.30~rc1)
|
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