The em_syscall function in arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c in the KVM implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.2.14 does not properly handle the 0f05 (aka syscall) opcode, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest OS crash) via a crafted application, as demonstrated by an NASM file.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2012-07-03T16:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-06T18:09:17.222Z
Reserved: 2011-12-07T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2012-0045
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2012-07-03T16:40:31.397
Modified: 2024-11-21T01:34:16.793
Link: CVE-2012-0045
Redhat