The ioapic_read_indirect function in virt/kvm/ioapic.c in the Linux kernel through 3.8.4 does not properly handle a certain combination of invalid IOAPIC_REG_SELECT and IOAPIC_REG_WINDOW operations, which allows guest OS users to obtain sensitive information from host OS memory or cause a denial of service (host OS OOPS) via a crafted application.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2013-03-22T10:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T15:13:33.295Z

Reserved: 2013-02-19T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2013-1798

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-03-22T11:59:11.587

Modified: 2023-02-13T04:41:15.800

Link: CVE-2013-1798

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2013-03-20T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-1798 - Bugzilla