VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2013-1943
CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.45%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2013-07-16
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-20: Improper Input Validation
Primary references
- secalert@redhat.com
- secalert@redhat.com — Broken Link
- secalert@redhat.com — Third Party Advisory
- secalert@redhat.com — Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- secalert@redhat.com — Patch, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Broken Link
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Third Party Advisory