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DEBIAN-CVE-2013-0311

DEBIAN-CVE-2013-0311 PUBLISHED

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.

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:12linux0, 0, 0
Debian:14linux0, 0, 0
Debian:11linux0, 0, 0
Debian:13linux0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Feb 22, 2013 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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