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CVE-2013-1943

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Published: Jul 16, 2013Modified: Apr 29, 2026

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7.8
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (5)

Linux
1 product
Linux Kernel
Redhat
2 products
Enterprise Linux
Enterprise Linux Eus
Canonical
1 product
Ubuntu Linux
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Linux Kernel
Before 3.0
Configuration B
3 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Enterprise Linux
Version 5.0
Redhat
Enterprise Linux Eus
Version 6.2
Enterprise Linux Eus
Version 6.3
Configuration C
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Ubuntu Linux
Version 10.04

Related CWEs

CWE-20
Improper Input Validation
The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

References (10)

Source: secalert@redhat.com
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Broken Link
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: secalert@redhat.com
PatchThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchThird Party Advisory

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