01 Record
CVE-2009-3290
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 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
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
- 0.40% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 33.9% 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
- Important. 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
- 2009-09-22 10:00Z17 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 06:22Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2009-09-22
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- b204673e43d0b6625f4e470abbe6f3b8160a45463930b9c814d6e787d64646fc
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=524124
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-852-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20090918 CVE request: kernel: KVM: x86: Disallow hypercalls for guest callers in rings > 0http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/18/1
- patchwork.kernel.orghttp://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/38926/
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2009:1465http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1465.html
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20090922 Re: CVE request: kernel: KVM: x86: Disallow hypercalls for guest callers in rings > 0http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/22/8
- oval.cisecurity.orgoval:org.mitre.oval:def:11328https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11328
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20090921 Re: CVE request: kernel: KVM: x86: Disallow hypercalls for guest callers in rings > 0http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/21/1
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=07708c4af1346ab1521b26a202f438366b7bcffd
- secunia.com37105http://secunia.com/advisories/37105