CVE-2009-3638 describes an integer overflow vulnerability within the KVM subsystem of the Linux kernel, specifically affecting versions prior to 2.6.31.4. This flaw, residing in the kvm_dev_ioctl_get_supported_cpuid function, allows local users to achieve significant impact via a KVM_GET_SUPPORTED_CPUID request. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C), it indicates high severity with complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise possible from a local attack with low complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.6.31.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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