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CVE-2013-0311

CVE-2013-0311 REJECTED

The translate_desc function in drivers/vhost/vhost.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7 does not properly handle cross-region descriptors, which allows guest OS users to obtain host OS privileges by leveraging KVM guest OS privileges.

EPSS 0.29% · 53.0th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.29%
53.0th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-xenial0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-goldfish0, 3.4.0-4.24, 3.4.0-4.26
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-manta0, 3.4.0-4.19
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-vivid0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-hwe0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-raspi20
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-utopic0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-aws0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-aws0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-wily0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-snapdragon0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-gke0

Timeline

  • Jun 11, 2013 PoC Published
  • May 31, 2014 PoC Published
  • Dec 3, 2017 PoC Published
  • Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
  • May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
  • Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
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