Improper input validation in Linux Kernel
CVE-2009-1242
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.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
EPSS: 0.005 (38.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Linux Linux_kernel
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 6.06, 8.04, 8.10
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 4.0, 5.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 10
- Opensuse — versions 11.0, 11.1
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Broken Link)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Broken Link)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, Third Party Advisory)