CVE-2009-2715

Publication date 7 August 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

Description

Sun VirtualBox 2.2 through 3.0.2 r49928 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (Linux host OS reboot) via a sysenter instruction.

Read the notes from the security team

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
virtualbox-ose 11.04 natty
Not affected
10.10 maverick
Not affected
10.04 LTS lucid
Not affected
9.10 karmic Ignored end of life
9.04 jaunty Ignored end of life
8.10 intrepid Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored end of life
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release

Notes


mdeslaur

PoC: http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/9323