CVE-2013-1943

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.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_eus:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2013-07-16 14:08

Updated : 2024-02-04 18:16


NVD link : CVE-2013-1943

Mitre link : CVE-2013-1943

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2013-1943


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Products Affected

redhat

  • enterprise_linux_eus
  • enterprise_linux

canonical

  • ubuntu_linux

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-20

Improper Input Validation