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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2013-1798

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…

MEDIUM 6.2EPSS 1.35%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.35%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

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.

CVSS 2.0
6.2 MEDIUMAV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:C
EPSS
1.35% probability · 70th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
linux/linux kernel
Source
secalert@redhat.com

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.