{ "CVE_data_meta": { "ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org", "ID": "CVE-2009-4004", "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": "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." } ] }, "problemtype": { "problemtype_data": [ { "description": [ { "lang": "eng", "value": "n/a" } ] } ] }, "references": { "reference_data": [ { "name": "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.32-rc7", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.32-rc7" }, { "name": "37035", "refsource": "BID", "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37035" }, { "name": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=a9e38c3e01ad242fe2a625354cf065c34b01e3aa", "refsource": "CONFIRM", "url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=a9e38c3e01ad242fe2a625354cf065c34b01e3aa" }, { "name": "ADV-2009-3267", "refsource": "VUPEN", "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3267" }, { "name": "kernel-kvmvcpuioctl-privilege-escalation(54302)", "refsource": "XF", "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54302" }, { "name": "37357", "refsource": "SECUNIA", "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/37357" } ] } }