VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2013-4127
Use-after-free vulnerability in the vhost_net_set_backend function in drivers/vhost/net.c in the Linux kernel through 3.10.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS and system crash) via vectors involving powering on a virtual machine.
MEDIUM 4.7EPSS 0.45%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.45%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the vhost_net_set_backend function in drivers/vhost/net.c in the Linux kernel through 3.10.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS and system crash) via vectors involving powering on a virtual machine.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.7 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.45% probability · 38th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=dd7633ecd553a5e304d349aa6f8eb8a0417098c5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/15/7
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=980643
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=984722
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/dd7633ecd553a5e304d349aa6f8eb8a0417098c5Exploit, Patch
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=dd7633ecd553a5e304d349aa6f8eb8a0417098c5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/15/7
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=980643
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=984722
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/dd7633ecd553a5e304d349aa6f8eb8a0417098c5Exploit, Patch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.