CVE-2013-1797: linux linux_kernel Resource Management Errors
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2013-1797 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in linux linux_kernel. EPSS estimates a 0.89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59.5% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 6.8, adjacent network); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 5Timeline
- 22-03-2013PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the Linux kernel through 3.8.4 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application that triggers use of a guest physical address (GPA) in (1) movable or (2) removable memory during an MSR_KVM_SYSTEM_TIME kvm_set_msr_common operation.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
0.89%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
60%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.89% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: adjacent network, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu3 products
- linux< 3.11.0-12.19
- linux-lts-utopic< 3.16.0-25.33~14.04.2
- linux-lts-vivid< 3.19.0-18.18~14.04.1
Debian1 product
- linux< 3.2.41-2
Linux1 product
- linux_kernel≤ 3.8.4 | 3.8.0 | 3.8.1 | 3.8.2 | 3.8.3
3 vendors · 5 products
References
23 links- git.kernel.orgX Refsource CONFIRM
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=917013X Refsource CONFIRM
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- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0b79459b482e85cb7426aa7da683a9f2c97aeae1X Refsource CONFIRM
