CVE-2013-1943 REJECTED

The KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel before 3.0 does not check whether kernel addresses are specified during allocation of memory slots for use in a guest's physical address space, which allows local users to gain privileges or obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted application, related to arch/x86/kvm/paging_tmpl.h and virt/kvm/kvm_main.c.

EPSS 0.05% · 16.8th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.05%
16.8th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-manta0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-flo0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-mako0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-goldfish0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-grouper3.1.10-6.25, 0, 3.1.10-7.27
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux-maguro0
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSlinux0

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