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CVE-2009-2287 Details

Description

The kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_set_sregs function in the KVM in Linux kernel 2.6 before 2.6.30, when running on x86 systems, does not validate the page table root in a KVM_SET_SREGS call, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash or hang) via a crafted cr3 value, which triggers a NULL pointer dereference in the gfn_to_rmap function.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git%3Ba=blob%3Bf=queue-2.6.30/kvm-x86-check-for-cr3-validity-in-ioctl_set_sregs.patch%3Bh=b48a47dad2cf76358b327368f80c0805e6370c68%3Bhb=e7c45b24f298b5d9efd7d401150f64a1b51aaac4 CVE
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=59839dfff5eabca01cc4e20b45797a60a80af8cb CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/35675 CVEBroken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/36045 CVEBroken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/36054 CVEBroken Link

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
linux linux kernel
>= 2.6.0, < 2.6.30

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux
6.06
8.04
8.10
9.04

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:6.06:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:8.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:9.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux
4.0
5.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-2287
NVD Published Date:
Jul 1, 2009
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2009-2287 Details - Not Deferred