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 leveraging KVM guest OS privileges.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 6.5/10
AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:CAffected software
No affected versions have been published.
Timeline
- Published
- Feb 22, 2013
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified