CVE-2009-3638

Public Exploit

Description

Integer overflow in the kvm_dev_ioctl_get_supported_cpuid function in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31.4 allows local users to have an unspecified impact via a KVM_GET_SUPPORTED_CPUID request to the kvm_arch_dev_ioctl function.

Category

7.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.06%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory kernel.org Vendor Advisory kernel.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.31.4 vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125632898507373&w=2 mailing list exploit
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6a54435560efdab1a08f429a954df4d6c740bddf
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.32-rc4 vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-864-1 vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:329 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=530515 exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53934 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36803 vdb entry patch
http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125628917011048&w=2 mailing list exploit
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-November/msg00190.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-3638?
CVE-2009-3638 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-3638?
To fix CVE-2009-3638, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-3638 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2009-3638 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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