CVE - CVE-2013-1796

CVE-ID
CVE-2013-1796	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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MISC:58607 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/58607 MISC:MDVSA-2013:176 URL:~~http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:RHSA-2013:0727 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0727.html MISC:RHSA-2013:0744 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0744.html MISC:RHSA-2013:0746 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0746.html MISC:RHSA-2013:0928 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0928.html MISC:RHSA-2013:1026 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-1026.html MISC:USN-1805-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1805-1 MISC:USN-1808-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1808-1 MISC:USN-1809-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1809-1 MISC:USN-1812-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1812-1 MISC:USN-1813-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1813-1 MISC:[oss-security] 20130320 linux kernel: kvm: CVE-2013-179[6..8] URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/03/20/9 MISC:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c300aa64ddf57d9c5d9c898a64b36877345dd4a9 URL:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c300aa64ddf57d9c5d9c898a64b36877345dd4a9 MISC:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=917012 URL:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=917012 MISC:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c300aa64ddf57d9c5d9c898a64b36877345dd4a9 URL:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c300aa64ddf57d9c5d9c898a64b36877345dd4a9 MISC:openSUSE-SU-2013:0847 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-05/msg00018.html MISC:openSUSE-SU-2013:0925 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html MISC:openSUSE-SU-2013:1187 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-07/msg00018.html
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20130219	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20130219)
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