{"cve":"CVE-2009-3722","nvd":{"published":"2009-10-30T20:30:00.377","modified":"2026-06-16T23:12:14.087","status":"Modified","description":"The handle_dr function in arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 2.6.31.1 does not properly verify the Current Privilege Level (CPL) before accessing a debug register, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (trap) on the host OS via a crafted application.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-264"],"references":["http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0a79b009525b160081d75cef5dbf45817956acf2","http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125678631403558&w=2","http://marc.info/?l=oss-security&m=125680666827148&w=2","http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.30.9","http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.31.1"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:54:26.868835795+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2009-3722","score":0.02277,"percentile":0.83107,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}