Vulnerability in Linux Kernel
CVE-2013-0311
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.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.006 (48.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 49th percentile — 48.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Linux Kernel — versions 3.0, 3.0.1, 3.0.2
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 6.0
References
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0496.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00018.html (vendor-advisory)
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bd97120fc3d1a11f3124c7c9ba1d91f51829eb85
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0882.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0928.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/20/6 (mailing-list)
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0579.html (vendor-advisory)
- git.kernel.org/
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi