CVE-2009-1242

N/A Unknown

Published: April 06, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026

Description

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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=16175a796d061833aacfbd9672235f2d2725df65

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00002.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/01/3

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch Vendor Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/34478

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/34981

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/35120

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/35121

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/35226

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/35387

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/35394

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/35656

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1800

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.globalsecuritymag.com/Vigil-nce-Linux-kernel-denial-of%2C20090402%2C8311

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503610/100/0/threaded

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34331

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-793-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0924

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49594

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01126.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=16175a796d061833aacfbd9672235f2d2725df65