Buffer overflow in the kvm_vcpu_ioctl_x86_setup_mce function in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32-rc7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly gain privileges via a KVM_X86_SETUP_MCE IOCTL request that specifies a large number of Machine Check Exception (MCE) banks.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2009-11-20T02:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T06:45:51.065Z

Reserved: 2009-11-19T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2009-4004

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2009-11-20T02:30:00.670

Modified: 2023-11-07T02:04:40.830

Link: CVE-2009-4004

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