CVE-2013-4587

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    CVE-2013-4587

    Published: 14 Dec 2013Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Array index error in the kvm_vm_ioctl_create_vcpu function in virt/kvm/kvm_main.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.12.5 allows local users to gain privileges via a large id value.

    References: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00002.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00003.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00045.html, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2109-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2110-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2113-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2117-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2128-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2129-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2135-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2136-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2138-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2139-1, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2141-1, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1030986, https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.54, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00045.html, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/12/12, https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.54, https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/338c7dbadd2671189cec7faf64c84d01071b3f96, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1030986, http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=338c7dbadd2671189cec7faf64c84d01071b3f96

    Affected packages

    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
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