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NVD Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2012-4461
Modified
More InfoOfficial Page
Source-secalert@redhat.com
View Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) details
Published At-22 Jan, 2013 | 23:55
Updated At-29 Apr, 2026 | 01:13

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.

CISA Catalog
Date AddedDue DateVulnerability NameRequired Action
N/A
Date Added: N/A
Due Date: N/A
Vulnerability Name: N/A
Required Action: N/A
Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Primary2.01.9LOW
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Type: Primary
Version: 2.0
Base score: 1.9
Base severity: LOW
Vector:
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CPE Matches
Linux Kernel Organization, Inc
linux
>>linux_kernel>>Versions up to 3.6.8(inclusive)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Linux Kernel Organization, Inc
linux
>>linux_kernel>>3.6
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Linux Kernel Organization, Inc
linux
>>linux_kernel>>3.6.1
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Linux Kernel Organization, Inc
linux
>>linux_kernel>>3.6.2
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Linux Kernel Organization, Inc
linux
>>linux_kernel>>3.6.3
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Linux Kernel Organization, Inc
linux
>>linux_kernel>>3.6.4
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Linux Kernel Organization, Inc
linux
>>linux_kernel>>3.6.5
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Linux Kernel Organization, Inc
linux
>>linux_kernel>>3.6.6
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Linux Kernel Organization, Inc
linux
>>linux_kernel>>3.6.7
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
NVD-CWE-noinfoPrimarynvd@nist.gov
CWE ID: NVD-CWE-noinfo
Type: Primary
Source: nvd@nist.gov
Evaluator Description
Evaluator Impact

Evaluator Solution

Vendor Statements
References
HyperlinkSourceResource
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.kvm.devel/100742secalert@redhat.com
N/A
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6d1068b3a98519247d8ba4ec85cd40ac136dbdf9secalert@redhat.com
N/A
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.htmlsecalert@redhat.com
N/A
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0223.htmlsecalert@redhat.com
N/A
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0882.htmlsecalert@redhat.com
N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/51160secalert@redhat.com
N/A
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.6.9secalert@redhat.com
N/A
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/06/14secalert@redhat.com
N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56414secalert@redhat.com
N/A
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862900secalert@redhat.com
N/A
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2012/suse-su-20121679-1.htmlsecalert@redhat.com
N/A
http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.kvm.devel/100742af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6d1068b3a98519247d8ba4ec85cd40ac136dbdf9af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.htmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0223.htmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0882.htmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://secunia.com/advisories/51160af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.6.9af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/06/14af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56414af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862900af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2012/suse-su-20121679-1.htmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
Hyperlink: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.kvm.devel/100742
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6d1068b3a98519247d8ba4ec85cd40ac136dbdf9
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0223.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0882.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/51160
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.6.9
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/06/14
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56414
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862900
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2012/suse-su-20121679-1.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.kvm.devel/100742
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6d1068b3a98519247d8ba4ec85cd40ac136dbdf9
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0223.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0882.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://secunia.com/advisories/51160
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.6.9
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/06/14
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56414
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862900
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2012/suse-su-20121679-1.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
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