Buffer overflow in virt/kvm/irq_comm.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.2.24 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI), irq routing entries, and an incorrect check by the setup_routing_entry function before invoking the kvm_set_irq function.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2013-01-22T23:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T19:26:08.520Z

Reserved: 2012-04-04T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2012-2137

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2013-01-22T23:55:02.433

Modified: 2023-08-11T18:44:45.233

Link: CVE-2012-2137

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2012-06-05T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2012-2137 - Bugzilla