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Bug 496184 - Kernel: KVM: Priv escalation via large ID value (CVE-2013-4587)
Summary: Kernel: KVM: Priv escalation via large ID value (CVE-2013-4587)
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Gentoo Security
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Kernel (show other bugs)
Hardware: All Linux
: Normal normal (vote)
Assignee: Gentoo Kernel Security
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Whiteboard: [ <3.12.6 ]
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Reported: 2013-12-27 15:24 UTC by GLSAMaker/CVETool Bot
Modified: 2022-03-25 19:23 UTC (History)
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Description GLSAMaker/CVETool Bot gentoo-dev 2013-12-27 15:24:36 UTC 
CVE-2013-4587 (http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-4587):
  Array index error in the kvm_vm_ioctl_create_vcpu function in
  virt/kvm/kvm_main.c in the KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.12.5
  allows local users to gain privileges via a large id value.