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    CVE-2013-0311

    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.

    Published:Feb 19, 2013
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Feb 22, 2013
    EPSS Score:0.00216
    CVSS Score:6.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Eus

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bd97120fc3d1a11f3124c7c9ba1d91f51829eb85
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00018.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0496.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0579.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0882.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0928.html
    http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.7.bz2
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/20/6
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=912905
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bd97120fc3d1a11f3124c7c9ba1d91f51829eb85
    http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bd97120fc3d1a11f3124c7c9ba1d91f51829eb85
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00018.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0496.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0579.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0882.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0928.html
    http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.7.bz2
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/20/6
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=912905
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bd97120fc3d1a11f3124c7c9ba1d91f51829eb85

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High