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.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: 2013-01-22T23:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-06T20:35:09.606Z
Reserved: 2012-08-21T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2012-4461
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2013-01-22T23:55:02.730
Modified: 2024-11-21T01:42:56.603
Link: CVE-2012-4461
Redhat