CVE-2013-1796

The kvm_set_msr_common function in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the Linux kernel through 3.8.4 does not ensure a required time_page alignment during an MSR_KVM_SYSTEM_TIME operation, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and host OS memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application.

Affected products

Alt Linux, Centos, Debian, Linux Kernel, Red Hat, Suse, Kernel-Vanilla-Base, Kernel-Vanilla-Base-Debuginfo

Linux Linux Kernel

≤ 3.8.4, 3.8.0, 3.8.1, 3.8.2, 3.8.3

CVSS 2.0

6.8 MEDIUM

EPSS

0.9% (59th percentile)

Weakness

CWE-119

NVD status

Modified

Published

2013-03-22