CVE-2013-1796
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2013-1796 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
This issue did not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 5 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG as they did not provide support
for the KVM subsystem.
CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 6.5 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| Access Vector | Adjacent Network |
| Access Complexity | High |
| Authentication | Single |
| Confidentiality Impact | Complete |
| Integrity Impact | Complete |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| RHEV Hypervisor for RHEL-6 (rhev-hypervisor6) | RHSA-2013:0746 | 2013-04-23 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extended Update Support 6.2 (kernel) | RHSA-2013:1026 | 2013-07-09 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Virtualization 5 (kvm) | RHSA-2013:0727 | 2013-04-09 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (kernel) | RHSA-2013:0744 | 2013-04-23 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux Extended Update Support 6.3 (kernel) | RHSA-2013:0928 | 2013-06-11 |
Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 | realtime-kernel | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel | Not affected |
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank Andrew Honig of Google for reporting this issue.CVE description copyright © 2017, The MITRE Corporation
