CVE-2013-0311

CVE Details

Release Date:	2013-02-19
Impact:	Important	What is this?

Description

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.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	6.5
Vector String:	AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Adjacent Network
Attack Complexity:	High
Authentication:	Single
Confidentiality Impact:	Complete
Integrity Impact:	Complete
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

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