Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published May 17, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-1601
CVE-2012-1601
Description
The KVM implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.3.6 allows host OS users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and host OS crash) by making a KVM_CREATE_IRQCHIP ioctl call after a virtual CPU already exists.
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References
11- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0571.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-0676.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/49928nvd
- www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2469nvd
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.3.6nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/30/1nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/idnvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9c895160d25a76c21b65bad141b08e8d4f99afefnvd
- www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2012/suse-su-20121679-1.htmlnvd
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