CVE-2013-4587

Description

From CVE.org

Array index error in the kvm_vm_ioctl_create_vcpu function in virt/kvm/kvm_main.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.12.5 allows local users to gain privileges via a large id value.

Statement

Not vulnerable.

This issue did not affect the versions of kvm packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This issue did not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise 6.

This issue did not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 as they did not provide support for the KVM subsystem.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details

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The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 Score Breakdown

Red HatNVDcve.org
Base Score7.27.2N/A
Attack VectorLocalLocalN/A
Access ComplexityLowLowN/A
AuthenticationNoneNoneN/A
Confidentiality ImpactCompleteCompleteN/A
Integrity ImpactCompleteCompleteN/A
Availability ImpactCompleteCompleteN/A

Vector

Red Hat: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Acknowledgements

Red Hat would like to thank Andrew Honig (Google) for reporting this issue.

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