Vulnerability Details : CVE-2009-3638

Potential exploit
Integer 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.
Published 2009-10-29 14:30:01
Updated 2025-04-09 00:30:58
Source Red Hat, Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Overflow

Products affected by CVE-2009-3638

Threat overview for CVE-2009-3638

Top countries where our scanners detected CVE-2009-3638
Top open port discovered on systems with this issue 52869
IPs affected by CVE-2009-3638 235,060
Threat actors abusing to this issue? Yes
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-3638

EPSS FAQ
0.06%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 16 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2009-3638

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
7.2
 HIGH AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
3.9
10.0
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2009-3638

  • Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

Vendor statements for CVE-2009-3638

  • Red Hat 2009-10-30
    Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of KVM as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. KVM is only supported on AMD64/x86_64 architecture on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

References for CVE-2009-3638

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