CVE-2012-2137
Medium
Description
Buffer overflow in virt/kvm/irq_comm.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.2.24 allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via vectors related to Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI), irq routing entries, and an incorrect check by the setup_routing_entry function before invoking the kvm_set_irq function.
SeverityMedium
CVSS6.9
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux Kernel
PublishedJan 22, 2013
First seenJan 22, 2013
How to fix
Update
- linux linux_kernel3.0.72, 3.2.24, 3.4.81 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | 2.6.33 ≤ v < 3.0.72, 3.1 ≤ v < 3.2.24, 3.3 ≤ v < 3.4.81 | 3.0.72, 3.2.24, 3.4.81 |
| canonical ubuntu_linux | 10.04, 11.10, 12.04 | — |
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