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
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.64% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 50.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2013-02-22 00:00Z13 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 14:25Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2012-12-06
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 96a91b665eaff014b3471627b2d426df55c3741b469dbc3cb4b52513bcf2c4fe
05 Affected products
06 References
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2013:0496http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0496.html
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2013:1187http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00018.html
- github.comhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/bd97120fc3d1a11f3124c7c9ba1d91f51829eb85
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2013:0882http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0882.html
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2013:176http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2013:0928http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0928.html
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20130219 Re: CVE request -- Linux kernel: vhost: fix length for cross region descriptorhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/20/6
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2013:0579http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0579.html
- git.kernel.orghttp://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bd97120fc3d1a11f3124c7c9ba1d91f51829eb85
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=912905
- www.kernel.orghttp://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.7.bz2
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- linux Fixed in 3.2.41-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- linux Fixed in 3.2.41-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- linux Fixed in 3.2.41-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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