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title: "CVE-2013-4536\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2013-4536

Publication date 20 February 2014

Last updated 25 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**7.8 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-4536?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

An user able to alter the savevm data (either on the disk or over the wire
during migration) could use this flaw to to corrupt QEMU process memory on
the (destination) host, which could potentially result in arbitrary code
execution on the host with the privileges of the QEMU process.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-4536?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| qemu | 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 2.0.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1.3 |
| 13.10 saucy | Ignored end of life |
| 12.10 quantal | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not in release |
| qemu-kvm | 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 13.10 saucy | Not in release |
| 12.10 quantal | Ignored end of life |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Fixed 1.0+noroms-0ubuntu14.17 |
| 10.04 LTS lucid | Not affected |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-4536?format=md#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur)

same patch as CVE-2013-4535

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| qemu | * Upstream:   <http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git;a=commit;h=36cf2a37132c7f01fa9adb5f95f5312b27742fd4> |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

7.8 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Local |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | Low |
  | User interaction | None |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 7.8 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

**Vector:** CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-4536)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4536)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2013-4536)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4536)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-2342-1](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-2342-1)
+ QEMU vulnerabilities
+ 8 September 2014

### Other references

* <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2013-12/msg00394.html>
* <http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2013-12/msg00408.html>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4536>