Red Hat Security AdvisoryRHSA-2012:0051
kvm security update
Released 2012-01-23 · Red Hat rating Important · View on Red Hat →
Fixed in
- RHEL Desktop Multi OS (v. 5 client) kmod-kvm-83-239.el5_7.1, kmod-kvm-debug-83-239.el5_7.1, kvm-83-239.el5_7.1 +2
- RHEL Virtualization (v. 5 server) kmod-kvm-83-239.el5_7.1, kmod-kvm-debug-83-239.el5_7.1, kvm-83-239.el5_7.1 +2
Fixes 2 records
Priority LOW 34
Heap-based buffer overflow in the process_tx_desc function in the e1000 emulation (hw/e1000.c) in qemu-kvm 0.12, and possibly other versions, allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (QEMU crash) and possibly e…
CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.4· Adjacent network · Low privileges · Interaction — · EPSS 0.00904 · Published 2012-01-27 · Partial fix CWE-119
Priority LOW 22
The create_pit_timer function in arch/x86/kvm/i8254.c in KVM 83, and possibly other versions, does not properly handle when Programmable Interval Timer (PIT) interrupt requests (IRQs) when a virtual interrupt controller…
CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.9· Local · No auth · Interaction — · EPSS 0.00347 · Published 2012-01-27 · Partial fix
