CVE-2013-1797

CVE Details

Release Date:2013-03-20

Description


Use-after-free vulnerability in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the Linux kernelthrough 3.8.4 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application that triggers use of a guest physical address (GPA) in (1) movable or (2) removable memory during an MSR_KVM_SYSTEM_TIME kvm_set_msr_common operation.

See more information about CVE-2013-1797 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD


CVSS v2.0 metrics


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

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2013-25192013-04-24
Oracle Linux version 5 (kvm)ELSA-2013-07272013-04-09
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)ELSA-2013-07442013-04-23
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2013-25192013-04-24



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