CVE-2009-3290

N/A Unknown
Published: September 22, 2009 Modified: April 23, 2026
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Description

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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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=07708c4af1346ab1521b26a202f438366b7bcffd
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/38926/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/37105
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/18/1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/21/1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/22/8
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1465.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=524124
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11328
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=07708c4af1346ab1521b26a202f438366b7bcffd
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/38926/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://secunia.com/advisories/37105
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/18/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/21/1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/22/8
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1465.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=524124
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11328
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
16th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-399

Affected Vendors

linux

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