{
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "id": "GHSA-xc28-j839-8wv2",
  "modified": "2025-04-09T04:16:29Z",
  "published": "2022-05-02T03:50:40Z",
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2009-4004"
  ],
  "details": "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.",
  "severity": [
    {
      "type": "CVSS_V3",
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
    }
  ],
  "affected": [],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4004"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54302"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=a9e38c3e01ad242fe2a625354cf065c34b01e3aa"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=a9e38c3e01ad242fe2a625354cf065c34b01e3aa"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/37357"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.32-rc7"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37035"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3267"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-119"
    ],
    "severity": "HIGH",
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2009-11-20T02:30:00Z"
  }
}