CVE-2012-2137

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.

Risk Information

Base Score
7.8
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.132

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Linux kernel (USN-1529-1) linux-image-3.2.0-29-generic_3.2.0-29.46_i386.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-1529-1) linux-image-3.2.0-29-generic_3.2.0-29.46_amd64.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-1529-1) linux-image-3.2.0-29-virtual_3.2.0-29.46_i386.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-1529-1) linux-image-3.2.0-29-virtual_3.2.0-29.46_amd64.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-1529-1) linux-image-3.2.0-29-generic-pae_3.2.0-29.46_i386.debLinux

Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234