CVE-2009-3638

NameCVE-2009-3638
DescriptionInteger overflow in the kvm_dev_ioctl_get_supported_cpuid function in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31.4 allows local users to have an unspecified impact via a KVM_GET_SUPPORTED_CPUID request to the kvm_arch_dev_ioctl function.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDSA-1927-1, DSA-1962-1
Debian Bugs562076

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
kvmsourcelenny72+dfsg-5~lenny4DSA-1962-1
kvmsource(unstable)(unfixed)medium562076
linux-2.6sourceetch(not affected)
linux-2.6sourcelenny2.6.26-19lenny2DSA-1927-1
linux-2.6source(unstable)2.6.31-1medium
linux-2.6.24source(unstable)(not affected)

Notes

[etch] - linux-2.6 <not-affected> (introduced in 2.6.25)
fixed in upstream 2.6.32-rc4
- linux-2.6.24 <not-affected> (introduced in 2.6.25)

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