CVE-2013-1796 REJECTED

The kvm_set_msr_common function in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the Linux kernel through 3.8.4 does not ensure a required time_page alignment during an MSR_KVM_SYSTEM_TIME operation, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and host OS memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application.

EPSS 1.07% · 77.6th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
1.07%
77.6th percentile

Affected Products

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

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