CVE-2013-1943

The KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.0 does not check whether kernel addresses are specified during allocation of memory slots for use in a guest's physical address space, which allows local users to gain privileges or obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted application, related to arch/x86/kvm/paging_tmpl.h and virt/kvm/kvm_main.c.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 01:50

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fa3d315a4ce2c0891cdde262562e710d95fba19e - () http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fa3d315a4ce2c0891cdde262562e710d95fba19e -
References () http://web.archive.org/web/20130329070349/http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/ChangeLog-3.0 - Broken Link () http://web.archive.org/web/20130329070349/http://ftp.osuosl.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.0/ChangeLog-3.0 - Broken Link
References () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1939-1 - Third Party Advisory () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1939-1 - Third Party Advisory
References () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=950490 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=950490 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
References () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fa3d315a4ce2c0891cdde262562e710d95fba19e - Patch, Third Party Advisory () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fa3d315a4ce2c0891cdde262562e710d95fba19e - Patch, Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2013-07-16 14:08

Updated : 2024-11-21 01:50


NVD link : CVE-2013-1943

Mitre link : CVE-2013-1943

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2013-1943


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Products Affected

redhat

  • enterprise_linux
  • enterprise_linux_eus

linux

  • linux_kernel

canonical

  • ubuntu_linux
CWE
CWE-20

Improper Input Validation