The translate_desc function in drivers/vhost/vhost.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7 does not properly handle cross-region descriptors, which allows guest OS users to obtain host OS privileges by leveraging KVM guest OS privileges.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2013-02-22T00:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T14:25:09.090Z

Reserved: 2012-12-06T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2013-0311

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-02-22T00:55:01.193

Modified: 2024-11-21T01:47:16.927

Link: CVE-2013-0311

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2013-02-19T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-0311 - Bugzilla