CVE-2009-1242

Publication date 6 April 2009

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

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 service (OOPS) by setting the EFER_LME (aka “Long mode enable”) bit in the Extended Feature Enable Register (EFER) model-specific register, which is specific to the x86_64 platform.

Status

No maintained releases are affected by this CVE.

Package Ubuntu Release Status
linux 9.04 jaunty
Fixed 2.6.28-13.45
8.10 intrepid
Fixed 2.6.27-14.35
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 2.6.24-24.55
7.10 gutsy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
linux-source-2.6.15 9.04 jaunty Not in release
8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
7.10 gutsy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected
linux-source-2.6.22 9.04 jaunty Not in release
8.10 intrepid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
7.10 gutsy Ignored end of life, was needs-triage
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release

Patch details

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Package Patch details
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References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

    • USN-793-1
    • Linux kernel vulnerabilities
    • 2 July 2009

Other references