The Linux kernel before 3.3.1, when KVM is used, allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) by leveraging administrative access to the guest OS, related to the pmd_none_or_clear_bad function and page faults for huge pages.
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Published : 2012-05-17 11:00
Updated : 2017-12-29 02:29
NVD link : CVE-2012-1179
Mitre link : CVE-2012-1179
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2012-1179
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-264
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