Buffer overflow in Linux Kernel

CVE-2012-2137

Buffer overflow in virt/kvm/irq_comm.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.2.24 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI), irq routing entries, and an incorrect check by the setup_routing_entry function before invoking the kvm_set_irq function.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.005 (41.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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