CVE-2012-4461
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
02 Description
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
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
- 0.35% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 29.0% 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
- 2013-01-22 23:00Z13 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 20:35Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2012-08-21
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 02aa5e5437344ae47b9c579e23e1ec11621bec6c641333c8a719893367ab068f
05 Affected products
06 References
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2013:0223http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0223.html
- www.securityfocus.com56414http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56414
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=862900
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2013:0882http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0882.html
- secunia.com51160http://secunia.com/advisories/51160
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6d1068b3a98519247d8ba4ec85cd40ac136dbdf9
- article.gmane.orghttp://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.kvm.devel/100742
- www.suse.comSUSE-SU-2012:1679https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2012/suse-su-20121679-1.html
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20121106 CVE-2012-4461 -- kernel: kvm: invalid opcode oops on SET_SREGS with OSXSAVE bit sethttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/11/06/14
- www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.6.9
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2013:0925http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- linux Fixed in 3.2.35-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- linux Fixed in 3.2.35-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- linux Fixed in 3.2.35-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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