CVE-2013-4587
Published: 14 December 2013
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.
From the Ubuntu security team
Andrew Honig reported a flaw in the Linux Kernel's kvm_vm_ioctl_create_vcpu function of the Kernel Virtual Machine (KVM) subsystem. A local user could exploit this flaw to gain privileges on the host machine.
Priority
Medium
Status
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linux Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
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Released
(3.13~rc4)
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Patches: Introduced by 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 Fixed by 338c7dbadd2671189cec7faf64c84d01071b3f96 |
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linux-armadaxp Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
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Released
(3.13~rc4)
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| This package is not directly supported by the Ubuntu Security Team | ||
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linux-aws Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.13~rc4)
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linux-ec2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
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Released
(3.13~rc4)
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linux-flo Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
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Released
(3.13~rc4)
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linux-fsl-imx51 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
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Released
(3.13~rc4)
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linux-gke Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
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(3.13~rc4)
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linux-goldfish Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
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(3.13~rc4)
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linux-grouper Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
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(3.13~rc4)
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linux-hwe Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
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(3.13~rc4)
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linux-hwe-edge Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
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(3.13~rc4)
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linux-linaro-omap Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
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(3.13~rc4)
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linux-linaro-shared Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
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(3.13~rc4)
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linux-linaro-vexpress Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
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(3.13~rc4)
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linux-lts-quantal Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
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(3.13~rc4)
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linux-lts-raring Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
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(3.13~rc4)
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linux-lts-saucy Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
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(3.13~rc4)
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linux-lts-trusty Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
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(3.13~rc4)
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linux-lts-utopic Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
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(3.13~rc4)
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linux-lts-vivid Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
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(3.13~rc4)
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linux-lts-wily Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
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(3.13~rc4)
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linux-lts-xenial Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
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(3.13~rc4)
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linux-maguro Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
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(3.13~rc4)
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linux-mako Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
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(3.13~rc4)
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linux-manta Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
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(3.13~rc4)
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linux-mvl-dove Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
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(3.13~rc4)
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linux-qcm-msm Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
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(3.13~rc4)
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linux-raspi2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
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(3.13~rc4)
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linux-snapdragon Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
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(3.13~rc4)
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linux-ti-omap4 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(3.13~rc4)
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References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-4587
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2109-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2110-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2113-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2117-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2128-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2129-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2135-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2136-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2138-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2139-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2141-1
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian