CVE-2013-1943

CVE Details

Release Date:	2013-06-10
Impact:	Important	What is this?

Description

The KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.0 does not check whether kernel addresses are specified during allocation of memory slots for use in a guest's physical address space, which allows local users to gain privileges or obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted application, related to arch/x86/kvm/paging_tmpl.h and virt/kvm/kvm_main.c.

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

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	6.9
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Complete
Integrity Impact:	Complete
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2013-2534	2013-06-11
Oracle Linux version 5 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.29.1.el5uek)	ELSA-2013-2534	2013-06-11
Oracle Linux version 5 (ofa-2.6.32-400.29.1.el5uek)	ELSA-2013-2534	2013-06-11
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)	ELSA-2013-0911	2013-06-11
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2013-2534	2013-06-11
Oracle Linux version 6 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-400.29.1.el6uek)	ELSA-2013-2534	2013-06-11
Oracle Linux version 6 (ofa-2.6.32-400.29.1.el6uek)	ELSA-2013-2534	2013-06-11