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CVE-2009-4004

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Published: Nov 20, 2009Modified: Apr 23, 2026

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7.8
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

Description

Buffer overflow in the kvm_vcpu_ioctl_x86_setup_mce function in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.32-rc7 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly gain privileges via a KVM_X86_SETUP_MCE IOCTL request that specifies a large number of Machine Check Exception (MCE) banks.

Affected (8)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel
Linux
1 product
Linux Kernel
Configuration A
8 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Linux
Linux Kernel
Up to 2.6.31.14
Linux Kernel
Version 2.6.32
Linux Kernel
Version 2.6.32 rc1
Linux Kernel
Version 2.6.32 rc2
Linux Kernel
Version 2.6.32 rc3
Linux Kernel
Version 2.6.32 rc4
Linux Kernel
Version 2.6.32 rc5
Linux Kernel
Version 2.6.32 rc6

Related CWEs

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (12)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken LinkVendor Advisory
Source: cve@mitre.org
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Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: cve@mitre.org
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Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken LinkVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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