CVE-2012-0045 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the KVM implementation of the Linux kernel, specifically affecting versions before 3.2.14. A guest OS user can trigger a guest OS crash by exploiting improper handling of the 0f05 (syscall) opcode within the em_syscall function. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.7, indicating a medium severity, with a local attack vector and high impact on availability. While not actively exploited in the wild and not on the KEV catalog, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-36545) exists, demonstrating its exploitability. There is no significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.2.13CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
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