01 Record
CVE-2009-1242
The vmx_set_msr function in arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the VMX implementation in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.29.1 on the i386 platform allows guest OS users to cause a denial of
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
The vmx_set_msr function in arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the VMX implementation in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.29.1 on the i386 platform allows guest OS users to cause a denial of
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.47% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 40.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2009-04-06 14:00Z17 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 05:04Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2009-04-06
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 87c6635ca373c194b21db69936c37c03f8071932f16529652d9c8872384fce60
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/snapshots/patch-2.6.29-git1.log
- www.globalsecuritymag.comhttp://www.globalsecuritymag.com/Vigil-nce-Linux-kernel-denial-of%2C20090402%2C8311
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comlinux-kernel-eferlme-dos(49594)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/49594
- secunia.com35226http://secunia.com/advisories/35226
- patchwork.kernel.orghttp://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/15549/
- www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.29.1
- secunia.com34478http://secunia.com/advisories/34478
- www.securityfocus.com34331http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34331
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=16175a796d061833aacfbd9672235f2d2725df65
- www.redhat.comFEDORA-2009-5356https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01126.html
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2009:032http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00002.html
- secunia.com35656http://secunia.com/advisories/35656
- www.securityfocus.com20090516 rPSA-2009-0084-1 kernelhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/503610/100/0/threaded
- vigilance.frhttp://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Linux-kernel-denial-of-service-via-EFER-8585
- secunia.com35120http://secunia.com/advisories/35120
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SA:2009:031http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-06/msg00001.html
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-793-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-793-1
- secunia.com34981http://secunia.com/advisories/34981
- www.debian.orgDSA-1800http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1800
- secunia.com35387http://secunia.com/advisories/35387
- www.debian.orgDSA-1787http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1787
- wiki.rpath.comhttp://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0084
- openwall.com[oss-security] 20090401 CVE request: kernel: KVM: VMX: Dont allow uninhibited access to EFER on i386http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/04/01/3
- secunia.com35121http://secunia.com/advisories/35121
- www.vupen.comADV-2009-0924http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0924
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=502109
- secunia.com35394http://secunia.com/advisories/35394