CVE-2013-1796 | BDVDB-2026-55110 Detail
Description#
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00018.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00018.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1812-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1805-1
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0928.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58607
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1808-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1809-1
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0727.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/20/9
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0744.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0746.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1813-1
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c300aa64ddf57d9c5d9c898a64b36877345dd4a9
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.