DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1798

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2013-1798
Downstream
DSA-2668-1
Published: 22 Mar 2013, 11:59
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:12

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
0/100
CVSS Score
No data
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

22 Mar 2013, 11:59
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:12
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The ioapic_read_indirect function in virt/kvm/ioapic.c in the Linux kernel through 3.8.4 does not properly handle a certain combination of invalid IOAPIC_REG_SELECT and IOAPIC_REG_WINDOW operations, which allows guest OS users to obtain sensitive information from host OS memory or cause a denial of service (host OS OOPS) via a crafted application.

Affected Systems

  • debian•linux

    < 3.2.41-2 | < 3.2.41-2 | < 3.2.41-2 | < 3.2.41-2

References (1)