CVE-2013-4587

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 8
Modified
Published: 14 Dec 2013, 18:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 16:45

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
29/100
CVSS Score
7.2 HIGH
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.04% LOW
0% probability -0.01%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

14 Dec 2013, 18:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 16:45
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•HIGH•Score: 7.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.04%• Percentile: 13%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • 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.

Affected Systems

  • linux•linux_kernel

    < 3.2.54 | ≥ 3.3, < 3.4.75 | ≥ 3.5, < 3.10.25 | ≥ 3.11, < 3.12.6

  • opensuse•opensuse

    11.4 | 12.3 | 13.1

References (19)