The kvm_emulate_hypercall function in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in KVM in the Linux kernel 2.6.25-rc1, and other versions before 2.6.31, when running on x86 systems, does not prevent access to MMU hypercalls from ring 0, which allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest kernel crash) and read or write guest kernel memory via unspecified "random addresses."

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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1907-1 New kvm packages fix several vulnerabilities
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-1915-1 New Linux 2.6.26 packages fix several vulnerabilities
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-3272 The kvm_emulate_hypercall function in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in KVM in the Linux kernel 2.6.25-rc1, and other versions before 2.6.31, when running on x86 systems, does not prevent access to MMU hypercalls from ring 0, which allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest kernel crash) and read or write guest kernel memory via unspecified "random addresses."
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-852-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T06:22:24.272Z

Reserved: 2009-09-22T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2009-3290

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2009-09-22T10:30:00.717

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2009-3290

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2009-08-03T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2009-3290 - Bugzilla

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