CVE-2013-6376

CVE Details

Release Date:	2013-12-12
Impact:	Important	What is this?

Description

The recalculate_apic_map function in arch/x86/kvm/lapic.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.12.5 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) via a crafted ICR write operation in x2apic mode.

See more information about CVE-2013-6376 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

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

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	5.2
Vector String:	AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Adjacent Network
Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	Single
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-16.2.3.el6uek)	ELSA-2013-2587	2013-12-17
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2013-2587	2013-12-17