The KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.6.9, when running on hosts that use qemu userspace without XSAVE, allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel OOPS) by using the KVM_SET_SREGS ioctl to set the X86_CR4_OSXSAVE bit in the guest cr4 register, then calling the KVM_RUN ioctl.
| Type | CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|---|
| text | N/A | n/a |
| Version | Base score | Base severity | Vector |
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| CAPEC ID | Description |
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| Event | Date |
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| Hyperlink | Resource |
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| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0223.html | vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56414 | vdb-entry x_refsource_BID |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862900 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0882.html | vendor-advisory x_refsource_REDHAT |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/51160 | third-party-advisory x_refsource_SECUNIA |
| http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6d1068b3a98519247d8ba4ec85cd40ac136dbdf9 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.kvm.devel/100742 | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2012/suse-su-20121679-1.html | vendor-advisory x_refsource_SUSE |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/06/14 | mailing-list x_refsource_MLIST |
| http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.6.9 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html | vendor-advisory x_refsource_SUSE |
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| CAPEC ID | Description |
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