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Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:09:12 +0800
From: Eugene Teo <eugene@...hat.com>
To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
CC: "Steven M. Christey" <coley@...us.mitre.org>
Subject: Re: CVE request: kernel: KVM: x86: Disallow hypercalls
for guest callers in rings > 0
Steven M. Christey wrote:
> Eugene, you said "access" kernel memory - do you mean read, write, or
> both?
I meant both. Thanks.
Eugene
> - Steve
>
>
> ======================================================
> Name: CVE-2009-3290
> Status: Candidate
> URL: http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-3290
> Reference: MLIST:[oss-security] 20090918 CVE request: kernel: KVM: x86: Disallow hypercalls for guest callers in rings > 0
> Reference: URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/18/1
> Reference: MLIST:[oss-security] 20090921 Re: CVE request: kernel: KVM: x86: Disallow hypercalls for guest callers in rings > 0
> Reference: URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/09/21/1
> Reference: CONFIRM:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=07708c4af1346ab1521b26a202f438366b7bcffd
> Reference: CONFIRM:http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/38926/
> Reference: CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=524124
>
> The kvm_emulate_hypercall function in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in KVM in the
> Linux kernel 2.6.25-rc1, and other versions before 2.6.31, when
> running on x86 systems, does not prevent access to MMU hypercalls from
> ring 0, which allows local guest OS users to cause a denial of service
> (guest kernel crash) and read guest kernel memory via unspecified
> "random addresses."
>
>
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