CVE-2009-3290

{"containers": {"cna": {"affected": [{"product": "n/a", "vendor": "n/a", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]}], "datePublic": "2009-08-03T00:00:00.000Z", "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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 from ring 0, which allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest kernel crash) and read or write guest kernel memory via unspecified \"random addresses.\""}], "problemTypes": [{"descriptions": [{"description": "n/a", "lang": "en", "type": "text"}]}], "providerMetadata": {"dateUpdated": "2017-09-18T12:57:01.000Z", "orgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "shortName": "mitre"}, "references": [{"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM"], "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=524124"}, {"name": "USN-852-1", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_UBUNTU"], "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1"}, {"name": "[oss-security] 20090918 CVE request: kernel: KVM: x86: Disallow hypercalls for guest callers in rings > 0", "tags": ["mailing-list", "x_refsource_MLIST"], "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/18/1"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM"], "url": "http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/38926/"}, {"name": "RHSA-2009:1465", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_REDHAT"], "url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1465.html"}, {"name": "[oss-security] 20090922 Re: CVE request: kernel: KVM: x86: Disallow hypercalls for guest callers in rings > 0", "tags": ["mailing-list", "x_refsource_MLIST"], "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/22/8"}, {"name": "oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11328", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "signature", "x_refsource_OVAL"], "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11328"}, {"name": "[oss-security] 20090921 Re: CVE request: kernel: KVM: x86: Disallow hypercalls for guest callers in rings > 0", "tags": ["mailing-list", "x_refsource_MLIST"], "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/21/1"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM"], "url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=07708c4af1346ab1521b26a202f438366b7bcffd"}, {"name": "37105", "tags": ["third-party-advisory", "x_refsource_SECUNIA"], "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/37105"}], "x_legacyV4Record": {"CVE_data_meta": {"ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org", "ID": "CVE-2009-3290", "STATE": "PUBLIC"}, "affects": {"vendor": {"vendor_data": [{"product": {"product_data": [{"product_name": "n/a", "version": {"version_data": [{"version_value": "n/a"}]}}]}, "vendor_name": "n/a"}]}}, "data_format": "MITRE", "data_type": "CVE", "data_version": "4.0", "description": {"description_data": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "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 from ring 0, which allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest kernel crash) and read or write guest kernel memory via unspecified \"random addresses.\""}]}, "problemtype": {"problemtype_data": [{"description": [{"lang": "eng", "value": "n/a"}]}]}, "references": {"reference_data": [{"name": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=524124", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=524124"}, {"name": "USN-852-1", "refsource": "UBUNTU", "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1"}, {"name": "[oss-security] 20090918 CVE request: kernel: KVM: x86: Disallow hypercalls for guest callers in rings > 0", "refsource": "MLIST", "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/18/1"}, {"name": "http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/38926/", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/38926/"}, {"name": "RHSA-2009:1465", "refsource": "REDHAT", "url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1465.html"}, {"name": "[oss-security] 20090922 Re: CVE request: kernel: KVM: x86: Disallow hypercalls for guest callers in rings > 0", "refsource": "MLIST", "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/22/8"}, {"name": "oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11328", "refsource": "OVAL", "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11328"}, {"name": "[oss-security] 20090921 Re: CVE request: kernel: KVM: x86: Disallow hypercalls for guest callers in rings > 0", "refsource": "MLIST", "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/21/1"}, {"name": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=07708c4af1346ab1521b26a202f438366b7bcffd", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=07708c4af1346ab1521b26a202f438366b7bcffd"}, {"name": "37105", "refsource": "SECUNIA", "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/37105"}]}}}, "adp": [{"providerMetadata": {"orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "shortName": "CVE", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-07T06:22:24.272Z"}, "title": "CVE Program Container", "references": [{"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=524124"}, {"name": "USN-852-1", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_UBUNTU", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1"}, {"name": "[oss-security] 20090918 CVE request: kernel: KVM: x86: Disallow hypercalls for guest callers in rings > 0", "tags": ["mailing-list", "x_refsource_MLIST", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/18/1"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/38926/"}, {"name": "RHSA-2009:1465", "tags": ["vendor-advisory", "x_refsource_REDHAT", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1465.html"}, {"name": "[oss-security] 20090922 Re: CVE request: kernel: KVM: x86: Disallow hypercalls for guest callers in rings > 0", "tags": ["mailing-list", "x_refsource_MLIST", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/22/8"}, {"name": "oval:org.mitre.oval:def:11328", "tags": ["vdb-entry", "signature", "x_refsource_OVAL", "x_transferred"], "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11328"}, {"name": "[oss-security] 20090921 Re: CVE request: kernel: KVM: x86: Disallow hypercalls for guest callers in rings > 0", "tags": ["mailing-list", "x_refsource_MLIST", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/21/1"}, {"tags": ["x_refsource_CONFIRM", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=07708c4af1346ab1521b26a202f438366b7bcffd"}, {"name": "37105", "tags": ["third-party-advisory", "x_refsource_SECUNIA", "x_transferred"], "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/37105"}]}]}, "cveMetadata": {"assignerOrgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca", "assignerShortName": "mitre", "cveId": "CVE-2009-3290", "datePublished": "2009-09-22T10:00:00.000Z", "dateReserved": "2009-09-22T00:00:00.000Z", "dateUpdated": "2024-08-07T06:22:24.272Z", "state": "PUBLISHED"}, "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.1"}

{}

{"affected": [{"affectedData": [{"product": "n/a", "vendor": "n/a", "versions": [{"status": "affected", "version": "n/a"}]}], "source": "cve@mitre.org"}], "configurations": [{"nodes": [{"cpeMatch": [{"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "E8EFD951-8815-4199-9A17-E0AD64F5F8BB", "versionEndIncluding": "2.6.30", "vulnerable": true}, {"criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.25:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*", "matchCriteriaId": "DC2C3D3E-3765-423F-B41B-35096E5154A4", "vulnerable": true}], "negate": false, "operator": "OR"}]}], "cveTags": [], "descriptions": [{"lang": "en", "value": "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 from ring 0, which allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest kernel crash) and read or write guest kernel memory via unspecified \"random addresses.\""}, {"lang": "es", "value": "La funci\u00f3n kvm_emulate_hypercall en el archivo arch/x86/kvm/x86.c en KVM en el kernel de Linux versi\u00f3n 2.6.25-rc1 y otras versiones anteriores a 2.6.31, cuando se ejecuta en sistemas x86, no impide el acceso a hiperllamadas MMU desde el timbre 0, lo que permite a los usuarios del sistema operativo invitado local causar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (bloqueo del kernel invitado) y leer o escribir la memoria del kernel invitado por medio de \"random addresses\u201d no especificadas."}], "id": "CVE-2009-3290", "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:11:18.937", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV2": [{"acInsufInfo": false, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "cvssData": {"accessComplexity": "LOW", "accessVector": "LOCAL", "authentication": "NONE", "availabilityImpact": "COMPLETE", "baseScore": 7.2, "confidentialityImpact": "COMPLETE", "integrityImpact": "COMPLETE", "vectorString": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C", "version": "2.0"}, "exploitabilityScore": 3.9, "impactScore": 10.0, "obtainAllPrivilege": false, "obtainOtherPrivilege": false, "obtainUserPrivilege": false, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary", "userInteractionRequired": false}]}, "published": "2009-09-22T10:30:00.717", "references": [{"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=07708c4af1346ab1521b26a202f438366b7bcffd"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/38926/"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/37105"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/18/1"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/21/1"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/22/8"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1465.html"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=524124"}, {"source": "cve@mitre.org", "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11328"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=07708c4af1346ab1521b26a202f438366b7bcffd"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Patch"], "url": "http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/38926/"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/37105"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/18/1"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/21/1"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/22/8"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "url": "http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1465.html"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-852-1"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=524124"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A11328"}], "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org", "vendorComments": [{"comment": "Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/CVE-2009-3290\n\nThis issue did not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and Red Hat Enterprise MRG as KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is only supported in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. A future kernel update in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 will address this flaw.", "lastModified": "2009-09-22T00:00:00", "organization": "Red Hat"}], "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-399"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}

{"affected_release": [{"advisory": "RHSA-2009:1465", "cpe": "cpe:/a:redhat:rhel_virtualization:5", "package": "kvm-0:83-105.el5_4.7", "product_name": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5", "release_date": "2009-09-29T00:00:00Z"}], "bugzilla": {"description": "kernel: KVM: x86: Disallow hypercalls for guest callers in rings > 0", "id": "524124", "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=524124"}, "csaw": false, "cvss": {"cvss_base_score": "7.2", "cvss_scoring_vector": "AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C", "status": "verified"}, "cwe": "CWE-648", "details": ["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 from ring 0, which allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (guest kernel crash) and read or write guest kernel memory via unspecified \"random addresses.\""], "name": "CVE-2009-3290", "public_date": "2009-08-03T00:00:00Z", "references": ["https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-3290\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-3290"], "statement": "Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/CVE-2009-3290\nThis issue did not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and Red Hat Enterprise MRG as KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is only supported in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. A future kernel update in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 will address this flaw.", "threat_severity": "Important"}

{}