CVE-2013-4587
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.2
Description
Array index error in the kvm_vm_ioctl_create_vcpu function in virt/kvm/kvm_main.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.12.5 allows local users to gain privileges via a large id value.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Linux kernel Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | 3.2.54 |
SUSE Affected 3 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 13.1 | Affected | — |
| 12.3 | Affected | — |
| 11.4 | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 3.12.5-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 3.12.5-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 3.12.5-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 3.12.5-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 3.12.5-1 |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=338c7dbadd2671189cec7faf64c84d01071b3f96
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00002.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00003.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00045.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/12/12
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2109-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2110-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2113-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2117-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2128-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2129-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2135-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2136-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2138-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2139-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2141-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1030986
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/338c7dbadd2671189cec7faf64c84d01071b3f96
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.54
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4587
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.