Description
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.
Published: 2013-07-16
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-1935 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1939-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-1940-1 Linux kernel (EC2) vulnerabilities
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Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Linux Linux Kernel
Redhat Enterprise Linux Enterprise Linux Eus
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T15:20:37.331Z

Reserved: 2013-02-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-1943

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Status : Deferred

Published: 2013-07-16T14:08:50.933

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2013-1943

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2013-06-10T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-1943 - Bugzilla

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