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% · 52.4th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.29%
52.4th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-lts-xenial0
Ubuntu:16.04:LTSlinux-goldfish3.4.0-4.26, 3.4.0-4.24, 0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-manta3.4.0-4.19, 0
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

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