CVE-2013-4592

CVE Details

Release Date:

2012-12-10

Description

Memory leak in the __kvm_set_memory_region function in virt/kvm/kvm_main.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by leveraging certain device access to trigger movement of memory slots.

See more information about CVE-2013-4592 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:	4	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	High
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2013-2584	2013-11-28
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-16.2.2.el6uek)	ELSA-2013-2583	2013-11-28
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)	ELSA-2013-1645	2013-11-25
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2013-2583	2013-11-28
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2013-2584	2013-11-28

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