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CVE-2013-1796

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-119 Buffer Errors
Publication date:
22/03/2013
Last modified:
11/04/2025

Description

The kvm_set_msr_common function in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the Linux kernel through 3.8.4 does not ensure a required time_page alignment during an MSR_KVM_SYSTEM_TIME operation, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and host OS memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 6.80 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Attack Vector (AV): Adjacent
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): Complete
Availability (A): Complete

Base Score 2.0
6.80
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 3.8.4 (including)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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