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kernel: denial of service

Package(s):

kernel

CVE #(s):

CVE-2011-4622

Created:

January 9, 2012

Updated:

March 6, 2012

Description:

From the Red Hat bugzilla:

User space may create the PIT and forget about setting up the irqchips. In that case, firing PIT IRQs will crash the host.

Alerts:

Fedora	FEDORA-2012-0145	2012-01-05
Debian	DSA-2389-1	2012-01-15
Fedora	FEDORA-2012-0363	2012-01-11
Fedora	FEDORA-2012-0492	2012-01-14
Red Hat	RHSA-2012:0051-01	2012-01-23
Oracle	ELSA-2012-0051	2012-01-23
Scientific Linux	SL-kvm-20120124	2012-01-24
CentOS	CESA-2012:0051	2012-01-24
Ubuntu	USN-1361-1	2012-02-13
Ubuntu	USN-1362-1	2012-02-13
Ubuntu	USN-1363-1	2012-02-13
Ubuntu	USN-1384-1	2012-03-06
Ubuntu	USN-1386-1	2012-03-06
Ubuntu	USN-1387-1	2012-03-06
Ubuntu	USN-1388-1	2012-03-06
Red Hat	RHSA-2012:0350-01	2012-03-06
Ubuntu	USN-1389-1	2012-03-06
CentOS	CESA-2012:0350	2012-03-07
Oracle	ELSA-2012-0149	2012-03-07
Scientific Linux	SL-kern-20120308	2012-03-08
Oracle	ELSA-2012-2003	2012-03-12
Oracle	ELSA-2012-2003	2012-03-12
Oracle	ELSA-2012-0350	2012-03-12
SUSE	SUSE-SU-2012:0616-1	2012-05-14
SUSE	SUSE-SU-2013:0786-1	2013-05-14
openSUSE	openSUSE-SU-2013:0925-1	2013-06-10
openSUSE	openSUSE-SU-2013:0927-1	2013-06-10

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