CVE-2009-1242

Severity

49%

Complexity

39%

Confidentiality

115%

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.

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.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 4.9. CVSS Attack Vector: local. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C).

Overview

First reported 15 years ago

2009-04-06 14:30:00

Last updated 6 years ago

2018-10-10 19:35:00

Affected Software

Linux Kernel 2.6.0

2.6.0

Linux Kernel 2.6.1

2.6.1

Linux Kernel 2.6.2

2.6.2

Linux Kernel 2.6.3

2.6.3

Linux Kernel 2.6.4

2.6.4

Linux Kernel 2.6.5

2.6.5

Linux Kernel 2.6.6

2.6.6

Linux Kernel 2.6.7

2.6.7

Linux Kernel 2.6.8

2.6.8

Linux Kernel 2.6.8.1

2.6.8.1

Linux Kernel 2.6.9

2.6.9

Linux Kernel 2.6.10

2.6.10

Linux Kernel 2.6.11

2.6.11

Linux Kernel 2.6.11.1

2.6.11.1

Linux Kernel 2.6.11.2

2.6.11.2

Linux Kernel 2.6.11.3

2.6.11.3

Linux Kernel 2.6.11.4

2.6.11.4

Linux Kernel 2.6.11.5

2.6.11.5

Linux Kernel 2.6.11.6

2.6.11.6

Linux Kernel 2.6.11.7

2.6.11.7

Linux Kernel 2.6.11.8

2.6.11.8

Linux Kernel 2.6.11.9

2.6.11.9

Linux Kernel 2.6.11.10

2.6.11.10

Linux Kernel 2.6.11.11

2.6.11.11

Linux Kernel 2.6.11.12

2.6.11.12

Linux Kernel 2.6.12

2.6.12

Linux Kernel 2.6.12.1

2.6.12.1

Linux Kernel 2.6.12.2

2.6.12.2

Linux Kernel 2.6.12.3

2.6.12.3

Linux Kernel 2.6.12.4

2.6.12.4

Linux Kernel 2.6.12.5

2.6.12.5

Linux Kernel 2.6.12.6

2.6.12.6

Linux Kernel 2.6.13

2.6.13

Linux Kernel 2.6.13.1

2.6.13.1

Linux Kernel 2.6.13.2

2.6.13.2

Linux Kernel 2.6.13.3

2.6.13.3

Linux Kernel 2.6.13.4

2.6.13.4

Linux Kernel 2.6.13.5

2.6.13.5

Linux Kernel 2.6.14

2.6.14

Linux Kernel 2.6.14.1

2.6.14.1

Linux Kernel 2.6.14.2

2.6.14.2

Linux Kernel 2.6.14.3

2.6.14.3

Linux Kernel 2.6.14.4

2.6.14.4

Linux Kernel 2.6.14.5

2.6.14.5

Linux Kernel 2.6.14.6

2.6.14.6

Linux Kernel 2.6.14.7

2.6.14.7

Linux Kernel 2.6.15

2.6.15

Linux Kernel 2.6.15.1

2.6.15.1

Linux Kernel 2.6.15.2

2.6.15.2

Linux Kernel 2.6.15.3

2.6.15.3

Linux Kernel 2.6.15.4

2.6.15.4

Linux Kernel 2.6.15.5

2.6.15.5

Linux Kernel 2.6.15.6

2.6.15.6

Linux Kernel 2.6.15.7

2.6.15.7

Linux Kernel 2.6.16

2.6.16

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.1

2.6.16.1

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.2

2.6.16.2

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.3

2.6.16.3

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.4

2.6.16.4

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.5

2.6.16.5

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.6

2.6.16.6

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.7

2.6.16.7

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.8

2.6.16.8

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.9

2.6.16.9

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.10

2.6.16.10

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.11

2.6.16.11

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.12

2.6.16.12

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.13

2.6.16.13

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.14

2.6.16.14

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.15

2.6.16.15

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.16

2.6.16.16

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.17

2.6.16.17

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.18

2.6.16.18

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.19

2.6.16.19

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.20

2.6.16.20

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.21

2.6.16.21

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.22

2.6.16.22

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.23

2.6.16.23

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.24

2.6.16.24

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.25

2.6.16.25

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.26

2.6.16.26

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.27

2.6.16.27

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.28

2.6.16.28

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.29

2.6.16.29

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.30

2.6.16.30

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.31

2.6.16.31

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.32

2.6.16.32

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.33

2.6.16.33

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.34

2.6.16.34

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.35

2.6.16.35

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.36

2.6.16.36

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.37

2.6.16.37

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.38

2.6.16.38

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.39

2.6.16.39

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.40

2.6.16.40

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.41

2.6.16.41

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.42

2.6.16.42

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.43

2.6.16.43

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.44

2.6.16.44

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.45

2.6.16.45

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.46

2.6.16.46

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.47

2.6.16.47

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.48

2.6.16.48

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.49

2.6.16.49

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.50

2.6.16.50

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.51

2.6.16.51

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.52

2.6.16.52

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.53

2.6.16.53

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.54

2.6.16.54

Linux Kernel 2.16.55

2.6.16.55

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.56

2.6.16.56

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.57

2.6.16.57

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.58

2.6.16.58

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.59

2.6.16.59

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.60

2.6.16.60

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.61

2.6.16.61

Linux Kernel 2.6.16.62

2.6.16.62

Linux Kernel 2.6.17

2.6.17

Linux Kernel 2.6.17.1

2.6.17.1

Linux Kernel 2.6.17.2

2.6.17.2

Linux Kernel 2.6.17.3

2.6.17.3

Linux Kernel 2.6.17.4

2.6.17.4

Linux Kernel 2.6.17.5

2.6.17.5

Linux Kernel 2.6.17.6

2.6.17.6

Linux Kernel 2.6.17.7

2.6.17.7

Linux Kernel 2.6.17.8

2.6.17.8

Linux Kernel 2.6.17.9

2.6.17.9

Linux Kernel 2.6.17.10

2.6.17.10

Linux Kernel 2.6.17.11

2.6.17.11

Linux Kernel 2.6.17.12

2.6.17.12

Linux Kernel 2.6.17.13

2.6.17.13

Linux Kernel 2.6.17.14

2.6.17.14

Linux Kernel 2.6.18

2.6.18

Linux Kernel 2.6.18 Release Candidate 1

2.6.18

Linux Kernel 2.6.18 Release Candidate 2

2.6.18

Linux Kernel 2.6.18 Release Candidate 3

2.6.18

Linux Kernel 2.6.18 Release Candidate 4

2.6.18

Linux Kernel 2.6.18 Release Candidate 5

2.6.18

Linux Kernel 2.6.18 Release Candidate 6

2.6.18

Linux Kernel 2.6.18 Release Candidate 7

2.6.18

Linux Kernel 2.6.18.1

2.6.18.1

Linux Kernel 2.6.18.2

2.6.18.2

Linux Kernel 2.6.18.3

2.6.18.3

Linux Kernel 2.6.18.4

2.6.18.4

Linux Kernel 2.6.18.5

2.6.18.5

Linux Kernel 2.6.18.6

2.6.18.6

Linux Kernel 2.6.18.7

2.6.18.7

Linux Kernel 2.6.18.8

2.6.18.8

Linux Kernel 2.6.19

2.6.19

Linux Kernel 2.6.19.1

2.6.19.1

Linux Kernel 2.6.19.2

2.6.19.2

Linux Kernel 2.6.19.3

2.6.19.3

Linux Kernel 2.6.19.4

2.6.19.4

Linux Kernel 2.6.19.5

2.6.19.5

Linux Kernel 2.6.19.6

2.6.19.6

Linux Kernel 2.6.19.7

2.6.19.7

Linux Kernel 2.6.20

2.6.20

Linux Kernel 2.6.20.1

2.6.20.1

Linux Kernel 2.6.20.2

2.6.20.2

Linux Kernel 2.6.20.3

2.6.20.3

Linux Kernel 2.6.20.4

2.6.20.4

Linux Kernel 2.6.20.5

2.6.20.5

Linux Kernel 2.6.20.6

2.6.20.6

Linux Kernel 2.6.20.7

2.6.20.7

Linux Kernel 2.6.20.8

2.6.20.8

Linux Kernel 2.6.20.9

2.6.20.9

Linux Kernel 2.6.20.10

2.6.20.10

Linux Kernel 2.6.20.11

2.6.20.11

Linux Kernel 2.6.20.12

2.6.20.12

Linux Kernel 2.6.20.13

2.6.20.13

Linux Kernel 2.6.20.14

2.6.20.14

Linux Kernel 2.6.20.15

2.6.20.15

Linux Kernel 2.6.20.16

2.6.20.16

Linux Kernel 2.6.20.17

2.6.20.17

Linux Kernel 2.6.20.18

2.6.20.18

Linux Kernel 2.6.20.19

2.6.20.19

Linux Kernel 2.6.20.20

2.6.20.20

Linux Kernel 2.6.20.21

2.6.20.21

Linux Kernel 2.6.21

2.6.21

Linux Kernel 2.6.21.1

2.6.21.1

Linux Kernel 2.6.21.2

2.6.21.2

Linux Kernel 2.6.21.3

2.6.21.3

Linux Kernel 2.6.21.4

2.6.21.4

Linux Kernel 2.6.21.5

2.6.21.5

Linux Kernel 2.6.21.6

2.6.21.6

Linux Kernel 2.6.21.7

2.6.21.7

Linux Kernel 2.6.22

2.6.22

Linux Kernel 2.6.22.1

2.6.22.1

Linux Kernel 2.6.22.2

2.6.22.2

Linux Kernel 2.6.22.3

2.6.22.3

Linux Kernel 2.6.22.4

2.6.22.4

Linux Kernel 2.6.22.5

2.6.22.5

Linux Kernel 2.6.22.6

2.6.22.6

Linux Kernel 2.6.22.7

2.6.22.7

Linux Kernel 2.6.22.8

2.6.22.8

Linux Kernel 2.6.22.9

2.6.22.9

Linux Kernel 2.6.22.10

2.6.22.10

Linux Kernel 2.6.22.11

2.6.22.11

Linux Kernel 2.6.22.12

2.6.22.12

Linux Kernel 2.6.22.13

2.6.22.13

Linux Kernel 2.6.22.14

2.6.22.14

Linux Kernel 2.6.22.15

2.6.22.15

Linux Kernel 2.6.22.16

2.6.22.16

Linux Kernel 2.6.22.17

2.6.22.17

Linux Kernel 2.6.22.18

2.6.22.18

Linux Kernel 2.6.22.19

2.6.22.19

Linux Kernel 2.6.22.20

2.6.22.20

Linux Kernel 2.6.22.21

2.6.22.21

Linux Kernel 2.6.22.22

2.6.22.22

Linux Kernel 2.6.23

2.6.23

Linux Kernel 2.6.23 Release Candidate 1

2.6.23

Linux Kernel 2.6.23 release candidate 2

2.6.23

Linux Kernel 2.6.23.1

2.6.23.1

Linux Kernel 2.6.23.2

2.6.23.2

Linux Kernel 2.6.23.3

2.6.23.3

Linux Kernel 2.6.23.4

2.6.23.4

Linux Kernel 2.6.23.5

2.6.23.5

Linux Kernel 2.6.23.6

2.6.23.6

Linux Kernel 2.6.23.7

2.6.23.7

Linux Kernel 2.6.23.8

2.6.23.8

Linux Kernel 2.6.23.9

2.6.23.9

Linux Kernel 2.6.23.10

2.6.23.10

Linux Kernel 2.6.23.11

2.6.23.11

Linux Kernel 2.6.23.12

2.6.23.12

Linux Kernel 2.6.23.13

2.6.23.13

Linux Kernel 2.6.23.14

2.6.23.14

Linux Kernel 2.6.23.16

2.6.23.15

Linux Kernel 2.6.23.16

2.6.23.16

Linux Kernel 2.6.23.17

2.6.23.17

Linux Kernel 2.6.24

2.6.24

Linux Kernel 2.6.24 Release Candidate 1

2.6.24

Linux Kernel 2.6.24 Release Candidate 2

2.6.24

Linux Kernel 2.6.24 Release Candidate 3

2.6.24

Linux Kernel 2.6.24 Release Candidate 4

2.6.24

Linux Kernel 2.6.24 Release Candidate 5

2.6.24

Linux Kernel 2.6.24.1

2.6.24.1

Linux Kernel 2.6.24.2

2.6.24.2

Linux Kernel 2.6.24.3

2.6.24.3

Linux Kernel 2.6.24.4

2.6.24.4

Linux Kernel 2.6.24.5

2.6.24.5

Linux Kernel 2.6.24.6

2.6.24.6

Linux Kernel 2.6.24.7

2.6.24.7

Linux Kernel 2.6.25

2.6.25

Linux Kernel 2.6.25.1

2.6.25.1

Linux Kernel 2.6.25.2

2.6.25.2

Linux Kernel 2.6.25.3

2.6.25.3

Linux Kernel 2.6.25.4

2.6.25.4

Linux Kernel 2.6.25.5

2.6.25.5

Linux Kernel 2.6.25.6

2.6.25.6

Linux Kernel 2.6.25.7

2.6.25.7

Linux Kernel 2.6.25.8

2.6.25.8

Linux Kernel 2.6.25.9

2.6.25.9

Linux Kernel 2.6.25.10

2.6.25.10

Linux Kernel 2.6.25.11

2.6.25.11

Linux Kernel 2.6.25.12

2.6.25.12

Linux Kernel 2.6.25.13

2.6.25.13

Linux Kernel 2.6.25.14

2.6.25.14

Linux Kernel 2.6.25.15

2.6.25.15

Linux Kernel 2.6.25.16

2.6.25.16

Linux Kernel 2.6.25.17

2.6.25.17

Linux Kernel 2.6.25.18

2.6.25.18

Linux Kernel 2.6.25.19

2.6.25.19

Linux Kernel 2.6.25.20

2.6.25.20

Linux Kernel 2.6.26

2.6.26

Linux Kernel 2.6.26 Release Candidate 4

2.6.26

Linux Kernel 2.6.26.1

2.6.26.1

Linux Kernel 2.6.26.2

2.6.26.2

Linux Kernel 2.6.26.3

2.6.26.3

Linux Kernel 2.6.26.4

2.6.26.4

Linux Kernel 2.6.26.5

2.6.26.5

Linux Kernel 2.6.26.6

2.6.26.6

Linux Kernel 2.6.26.7

2.6.26.7

Linux Kernel 2.6.26.8

2.6.26.8

Linux Kernel 2.6.27

2.6.27

Linux Kernel 2.6.27 Release Candidate 1

2.6.27

Linux Kernel 2.6.27 Release Candidate 2

2.6.27

Linux Kernel 2.6.27 Release Candidate 3

2.6.27

Linux Kernel 2.6.27 Release Candidate 4

2.6.27

Linux Kernel 2.6.27 Release Candidate 5

2.6.27

Linux Kernel 2.6.27 Release Candidate 6

2.6.27

Linux Kernel 2.6.27 Release Candidate 7

2.6.27

Linux Kernel 2.6.27 Release Candidate 8

2.6.27

Linux Kernel 2.6.27 Release Candidate 9

2.6.27

Linux Kernel 2.6.27.1

2.6.27.1

Linux Kernel 2.6.27.2

2.6.27.2

Linux Kernel 2.6.27.3

2.6.27.3

Linux Kernel 2.6.27.4

2.6.27.4

Linux Kernel 2.6.27.5

2.6.27.5

Linux Kernel 2.6.27.6

2.6.27.6

Linux Kernel 2.6.27.7

2.6.27.7

Linux Kernel 2.6.27.8

2.6.27.8

Linux Kernel 2.6.27.9

2.6.27.9

Linux Kernel 2.6.27.10

2.6.27.10

Linux Kernel 2.6.27.11

2.6.27.11

Linux Kernel 2.6.27.12

2.6.27.12

Linux Kernel 2.6.27.13

2.6.27.13

Linux Kernel 2.6.27.14

2.6.27.14

Linux Kernel 2.6.27.15

2.6.27.15

Linux Kernel 2.6.27.16

2.6.27.16

Linux Kernel 2.6.27.17

2.6.27.17

Linux Kernel 2.6.27.18

2.6.27.18

Linux Kernel 2.6.27.19

2.6.27.19

Linux Kernel 2.6.27.20

2.6.27.20

Linux Kernel 2.6.28

2.6.28

Linux Kernel 2.6.28 Release Candidate 1

2.6.28

Linux Kernel 2.6.28 Release Candidate 2

2.6.28

Linux Kernel 2.6.28 Release Candidate 3

2.6.28

Linux Kernel 2.6.28 Release Candidate 4

2.6.28

Linux Kernel 2.6.28 Release Candidate 5

2.6.28

Linux Kernel 2.6.28 Release Candidate 6

2.6.28

Linux Kernel 2.6.28 Release Candidate 7

2.6.28

Linux Kernel 2.6.28.1

2.6.28.1

Linux Kernel 2.6.28.2

2.6.28.2

Linux Kernel 2.6.28.3

2.6.28.3

Linux Kernel 2.6.28.4

2.6.28.4

Linux Kernel 2.6.28.5

2.6.28.5

Linux Kernel 2.6.28.6

2.6.28.6

Linux Kernel 2.6.28.7

2.6.28.7

Linux Kernel 2.6.28.8

2.6.28.8

Linux Kernel 2.6.28.9

2.6.28.9

Linux Kernel

Linux Kernel 2.6.29 Release Candidate 1

2.6.29

Linux Kernel 2.6.29 Release Candidate 2

2.6.29

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=16175a796d061833aacfbd9672235f2d2725df65

SUSE-SA:2009:031

SUSE-SA:2009:032

[oss-security] 20090401 CVE request: kernel: KVM: VMX: Dont allow uninhibited access to EFER on i386

http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/15549/

Patch

34478

Vendor Advisory

34981

35120

35121

35226

35387

35394

35656

http://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Linux-kernel-denial-of-service-via-EFER-8585

http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0084

DSA-1787

DSA-1800

http://www.globalsecuritymag.com/Vigil-nce-Linux-kernel-denial-of,20090402,8311

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.29.1

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/patch-2.6.29-git1.log

20090516 rPSA-2009-0084-1 kernel

34331

USN-793-1

ADV-2009-0924

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=502109

linux-kernel-eferlme-dos(49594)

FEDORA-2009-5356

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