The vmx_set_msr function in arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the VMX implementation in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.29.1 on the i386 platform allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (OOPS) by setting the EFER_LME (aka "Long mode enable") bit in the Extended Feature Enable Register (EFER) model-specific register, which is specific to the x86_64 platform.
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T05:04:49.295Z
Reserved: 2009-04-06T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2009-1242

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Status : Modified
Published: 2009-04-06T14:30:00.390
Modified: 2024-11-21T01:01:59.550
Link: CVE-2009-1242
