CVE-2013-0311

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…

published February 22, 2013

CVSS
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EPSS
1%
Percentile
50.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00644 · 50.2th percentile
Published
2013-02-22T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 22 FEB 00:00Z
    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…
    cvelistv5