VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2013-4587
Array index error in the kvm_vm_ioctl_create_vcpu function in virt/kvm/kvm_main.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.12.5 allows local users to gain privileges via a large id value.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.53%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.53%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Array index error in the kvm_vm_ioctl_create_vcpu function in virt/kvm/kvm_main.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.12.5 allows local users to gain privileges via a large id value.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.53% probability · 43th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · opensuse/opensuse
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=338c7dbadd2671189cec7faf64c84d01071b3f96Broken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00002.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00003.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00045.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/12/12Mailing List
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2109-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2110-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2113-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2117-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2128-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2129-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2135-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2136-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2138-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2139-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2141-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1030986Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/338c7dbadd2671189cec7faf64c84d01071b3f96Patch
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.54Mailing List, VDB Entry
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=338c7dbadd2671189cec7faf64c84d01071b3f96Broken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00002.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00003.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00045.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/12/12Mailing List
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2109-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2110-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2113-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2117-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2128-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2129-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.