DEBIAN-CVE-2012-4461

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2012-4461
Downstream
DSA-2668-1
Published: 22 Jan 2013, 23:55
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:12

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
0/100
CVSS Score
No data
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

22 Jan 2013, 23:55
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:12
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.6.9, when running on hosts that use qemu userspace without XSAVE, allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel OOPS) by using the KVM_SET_SREGS ioctl to set the X86_CR4_OSXSAVE bit in the guest cr4 register, then calling the KVM_RUN ioctl.

Affected Systems

  • debian•linux

    < 3.2.35-1 | < 3.2.35-1 | < 3.2.35-1 | < 3.2.35-1

References (1)