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  1. Vulnerabilities

CVE-2009-4004 Detail

Deferred

This CVE record is not being prioritized for NVD enrichment efforts due to resource or other concerns.

Description

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.


Metrics

 
NVD enrichment efforts reference publicly available information to associate vector strings. CVSS information contributed by other sources is also displayed.
CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
N/A
NVD assessment not yet provided.
CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
NIST: NVD
Base Score: 7.8 HIGH
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

National Institute of Standards and Technology
NIST: NVD
Base Score: 7.2 HIGH
Vector: (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)

Vendor Statements (disclaimer)

Official Statement from Red Hat (11/20/2009)

Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and Red Hat Enterprise MRG as KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) is only supported in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue because it does not include the change that introduced this buffer overflow vulnerability.

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a9e38c3e01ad242fe2a625354cf065c34b01e3aa CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/37357 CVE, MITRE Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.32-rc7 CVE, MITRE Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37035 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3267 CVE, MITRE Broken Link
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54302 CVE, MITRE Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST

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Change History

6 change records found show changes

CVE Modified by CVE 11/20/2024 8:08:42 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Reference 
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a9e38c3e01ad242fe2a625354cf065c34b01e3aa
Added Reference 
http://secunia.com/advisories/37357
Added Reference 
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.32-rc7
Added Reference 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37035
Added Reference 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3267
Added Reference 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54302

CVE Modified by MITRE 5/13/2024 10:11:43 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value

CVE Modified by MITRE 11/06/2023 9:04:40 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Reference 
MITRE http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a9e38c3e01ad242fe2a625354cf065c34b01e3aa [No types assigned]
Removed Reference 
MITRE http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=a9e38c3e01ad242fe2a625354cf065c34b01e3aa

Modified Analysis by NIST 8/12/2020 11:50:14 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added CVSS V3.1 
NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Changed CPE Configuration Record truncated, showing 2048 of 29683 characters.
View Entire Change Record 
OR
 *cpe:2.3:a:linux:kernel:2.6.25.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.2.27:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.16:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.17:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.18:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.18:*:pre-1:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.18:*:pre-2:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.18:*:pre-3:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.18:*:pre-4:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.18:*:pre-5:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.18:*:pre-6:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.18:*:pre-7:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.18:*:pre-8:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.18:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.19:*:-pre1:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.19:*:-pre2:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.19:*:-pre3:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.19:*:-pre4:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.19:*:-pre5:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.4.19:*
 
OR
 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.6.31.14
 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.32:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.32:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.32:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.32:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.32:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.32:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*
 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.32:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
Changed Reference Type 
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=a9e38c3e01ad242fe2a625354cf065c34b01e3aa Patch


 
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=a9e38c3e01ad242fe2a625354cf065c34b01e3aa Mailing List, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Changed Reference Type 
http://secunia.com/advisories/37357 Vendor Advisory


 
http://secunia.com/advisories/37357 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
Changed Reference Type 
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.32-rc7 No Types Assigned


 
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.32-rc7 Broken Link
Changed Reference Type 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37035 No Types Assigned


 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37035 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Changed Reference Type 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3267 Vendor Advisory


 
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3267 Broken Link
Changed Reference Type 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54302 No Types Assigned


 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54302 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

CVE Modified by MITRE 8/16/2017 9:31:23 PM

Action Type Old Value New Value
Added Reference 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54302 [No Types Assigned]
Removed Reference 
http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/54302 [No Types Assigned]

Initial CVE Analysis 11/20/2009 8:32:00 AM

Action Type Old Value New Value

Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2009-4004
NVD Published Date:
11/19/2009
NVD Last Modified:
04/08/2025
Source:
MITRE

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