CVE-2013-5634
Description
arch/arm/kvm/arm.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10 on the ARM platform, when KVM is used, allows host OS users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference, OOPS, and host OS crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by omitting vCPU initialization before a KVM_GET_REG_LIST ioctl call.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux-kernel | affected | | |
| linux-kernel | 3.9.0 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.9.1 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.9.2 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.9.3 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.9.4 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.9.5 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.9.6 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.9.7 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.9.8 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.9.9 | affected | |
| linux-kernel | 3.9.10 | affected | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 3.11.5-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 3.11.5-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 3.11.5-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 3.11.5-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 3.11.5-1 |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e8180dcaa8470ceca21109f143876fdcd9fe050a
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/26/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61995
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e8180dcaa8470ceca21109f143876fdcd9fe050a
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.10.bz2
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-5634
CWEs
CWE-399
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.