Release Date: | 2013-02-19 |
The translate_desc function in drivers/vhost/vhost.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7 does not properly handle cross-region descriptors, which allows guest OS users to obtain host OS privileges by leveraging KVM guest OS privileges.
See more information about CVE-2013-0311 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD
NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
Base Score: | 6.5 | Base Metrics: | AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Access Vector: | Adjacent network | Attack Complexity: | High |
Authentication: | Requires single instance | Confidentiality Impact: | Complete |
Integrity Impact: | Complete | Availability Impact: | Complete |
Platform | Errata | Release Date |
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2013-2507 | 2013-02-27 |
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel) | ELSA-2013-0496 | 2013-02-27 |
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2013-2507 | 2013-02-27 |
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