CVE-2013-4592
Published: 20 November 2013
Memory leak in the __kvm_set_memory_region function in virt/kvm/kvm_main.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by leveraging certain device access to trigger movement of memory slots.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
A flaw in the handling of memory regions of the kernel virtual machine (KVM) subsystem was discovered. A local user with the ability to assign a device could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (memory consumption).
Notes
Author | Note |
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jdstrand | attacker requires privileged access to the host hardware to exploit per kernel team, too intrusive to backport |
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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linux Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Ignored
(see note)
|
precise |
Released
(3.2.0-58.88)
|
|
quantal |
Released
(3.5.0-46.70)
|
|
raring |
Ignored
(was pending now end-of-life)
|
|
saucy |
Not vulnerable
(3.9.0-0.2)
|
|
trusty |
Not vulnerable
(3.11.0-12.19)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.9~rc1)
|
|
Patches: Introduced by 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 Introduced by 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 |
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linux-armadaxp Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Released
(3.2.0-1629.41)
|
|
quantal |
Released
(3.5.0-1627.36)
|
|
raring |
Does not exist
|
|
saucy |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.9~rc1)
|
|
This package is not directly supported by the Ubuntu Security Team | ||
linux-ec2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Ignored
(see note)
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
quantal |
Does not exist
|
|
raring |
Does not exist
|
|
saucy |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.9~rc1)
|
|
linux-flo Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
quantal |
Does not exist
|
|
saucy |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [was needed now end-of-life])
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.9~rc1)
|
|
linux-fsl-imx51 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life, does not affect buildd)
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
quantal |
Does not exist
|
|
raring |
Does not exist
|
|
saucy |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.9~rc1)
|
|
linux-goldfish Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
quantal |
Does not exist
|
|
saucy |
Ignored
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [was needed now end-of-life])
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.9~rc1)
|
|
linux-grouper Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
quantal |
Does not exist
|
|
saucy |
Ignored
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [see note])
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.9~rc1)
|
|
linux-linaro-omap Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
quantal |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
raring |
Does not exist
|
|
saucy |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.9~rc1)
|
|
linux-linaro-shared Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
quantal |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
raring |
Does not exist
|
|
saucy |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.9~rc1)
|
|
linux-linaro-vexpress Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
quantal |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
raring |
Does not exist
|
|
saucy |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.9~rc1)
|
|
linux-lts-quantal Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Released
(3.5.0-46.70~precise1)
|
|
quantal |
Does not exist
|
|
raring |
Does not exist
|
|
saucy |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.9~rc1)
|
|
linux-lts-raring Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Released
(3.8.0-36.52~precise1)
|
|
quantal |
Does not exist
|
|
raring |
Does not exist
|
|
saucy |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.9~rc1)
|
|
linux-lts-saucy Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Not vulnerable
(3.11.0-13.20~precise2)
|
|
quantal |
Does not exist
|
|
raring |
Does not exist
|
|
saucy |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.9~rc1)
|
|
linux-lts-trusty Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Not vulnerable
(3.13.0-24.46~precise1)
|
|
saucy |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.9~rc1)
|
|
linux-maguro Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
quantal |
Does not exist
|
|
saucy |
Ignored
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [see note])
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.9~rc1)
|
|
linux-mako Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
quantal |
Does not exist
|
|
saucy |
Ignored
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [was needed now end-of-life])
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.9~rc1)
|
|
linux-manta Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
quantal |
Does not exist
|
|
saucy |
Ignored
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [was needed now end-of-life])
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.9~rc1)
|
|
linux-mvl-dove Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Ignored
(reached end-of-life)
|
precise |
Does not exist
|
|
quantal |
Does not exist
|
|
raring |
Does not exist
|
|
saucy |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.9~rc1)
|
|
linux-qcm-msm Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
precise |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
quantal |
Ignored
(abandoned)
|
|
raring |
Does not exist
|
|
saucy |
Does not exist
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.9~rc1)
|
|
linux-ti-omap4 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
lucid |
Does not exist
|
precise |
Released
(3.2.0-1442.61)
|
|
quantal |
Released
(3.5.0-238.54)
|
|
raring |
Pending
|
|
saucy |
Released
(3.5.0-238.54)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
|
|
upstream |
Released
(3.9~rc1)
|
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2013-4592
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.9.bz2
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e40f193f5bb022e927a57a4f5d5194e4f12ddb74
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/12d6e7538e2d418c08f082b1b44ffa5fb7270ed8
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=e40f193f5bb022e927a57a4f5d5194e4f12ddb74
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=12d6e7538e2d418c08f082b1b44ffa5fb7270ed8
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1031702
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/18/3
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2066-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2067-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2111-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2112-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2114-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2115-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2116-1
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian