Description
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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 7.2/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=338c7dbadd2671189cec7faf64c84d01071b3f96Broken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00002.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00003.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00045.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/12/12Mailing List
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2109-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2110-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2113-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2117-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2128-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2129-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2135-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2136-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2138-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2139-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2141-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1030986Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/338c7dbadd2671189cec7faf64c84d01071b3f96Patch
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.54Mailing List, VDB Entry
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=338c7dbadd2671189cec7faf64c84d01071b3f96Broken Link
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00002.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00003.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00045.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/12/12Mailing List
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2109-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2110-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2113-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2117-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2128-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2129-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2135-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2136-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2138-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2139-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2141-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1030986Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/338c7dbadd2671189cec7faf64c84d01071b3f96Patch
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.2.54Mailing List, VDB Entry
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 14, 2013
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified