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CVE-2013-4592

Published: 20 November 2013

Memory leak in the __kvm_set_memory_region function in virt/kvm/kvm_main.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by leveraging certain device access to trigger movement of memory slots.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

A flaw in the handling of memory regions of the kernel virtual machine (KVM) subsystem was discovered. A local user with the ability to assign a device could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (memory consumption).

Notes

AuthorNote
jdstrand
attacker requires privileged access to the host hardware to exploit
per kernel team, too intrusive to backport

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
linux
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid Ignored
(end of life)
precise
Released (3.2.0-58.88)
quantal
Released (3.5.0-46.70)
raring Ignored
(end of life, was pending)
saucy Not vulnerable
(3.9.0-0.2)
trusty Not vulnerable
(3.11.0-12.19)
upstream
Released (3.9~rc1)
Patches:
Introduced by

1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2

Fixed by 12d6e7538e2d418c08f082b1b44ffa5fb7270ed8
Introduced by

1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2

Fixed by e40f193f5bb022e927a57a4f5d5194e4f12ddb74
linux-armadaxp
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid Does not exist

precise
Released (3.2.0-1629.41)
quantal
Released (3.5.0-1627.36)
raring Does not exist

saucy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (3.9~rc1)
This package is not directly supported by the Ubuntu Security Team
linux-ec2
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid Ignored
(end of life)
precise Does not exist

quantal Does not exist

raring Does not exist

saucy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (3.9~rc1)
linux-flo
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid Does not exist

precise Does not exist

quantal Does not exist

saucy Does not exist

trusty Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
upstream
Released (3.9~rc1)
linux-fsl-imx51
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid Ignored
(end of life)
precise Does not exist

quantal Does not exist

raring Does not exist

saucy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (3.9~rc1)
linux-goldfish
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid Does not exist

precise Does not exist

quantal Does not exist

saucy Ignored

trusty Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
upstream
Released (3.9~rc1)
linux-grouper
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid Does not exist

precise Does not exist

quantal Does not exist

saucy Ignored

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [see note])
upstream
Released (3.9~rc1)
linux-linaro-omap
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid Does not exist

precise Ignored
(end of life)
quantal Ignored
(end of life)
raring Does not exist

saucy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (3.9~rc1)
linux-linaro-shared
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid Does not exist

precise Ignored
(end of life)
quantal Ignored
(end of life)
raring Does not exist

saucy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (3.9~rc1)
linux-linaro-vexpress
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid Does not exist

precise Ignored
(end of life)
quantal Ignored
(end of life)
raring Does not exist

saucy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (3.9~rc1)
linux-lts-quantal
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid Does not exist

precise
Released (3.5.0-46.70~precise1)
quantal Does not exist

raring Does not exist

saucy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (3.9~rc1)
linux-lts-raring
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid Does not exist

precise
Released (3.8.0-36.52~precise1)
quantal Does not exist

raring Does not exist

saucy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (3.9~rc1)
linux-lts-saucy
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid Does not exist

precise Not vulnerable
(3.11.0-13.20~precise2)
quantal Does not exist

raring Does not exist

saucy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (3.9~rc1)
linux-lts-trusty
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid Does not exist

precise Not vulnerable
(3.13.0-24.46~precise1)
saucy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (3.9~rc1)
linux-maguro
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid Does not exist

precise Does not exist

quantal Does not exist

saucy Ignored

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was ignored [see note])
upstream
Released (3.9~rc1)
linux-mako
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid Does not exist

precise Does not exist

quantal Does not exist

saucy Ignored

trusty Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
upstream
Released (3.9~rc1)
linux-manta
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid Does not exist

precise Does not exist

quantal Does not exist

saucy Ignored

trusty Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
upstream
Released (3.9~rc1)
linux-mvl-dove
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid Ignored
(end of life)
precise Does not exist

quantal Does not exist

raring Does not exist

saucy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (3.9~rc1)
linux-qcm-msm
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid Ignored
(end of life)
precise Ignored
(end of life)
quantal Ignored
(end of life)
raring Does not exist

saucy Does not exist

trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (3.9~rc1)
linux-ti-omap4
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid Does not exist

precise
Released (3.2.0-1442.61)
quantal
Released (3.5.0-238.54)
raring Ignored
(end of life, was pending)
saucy
Released (3.5.0-238.54)
trusty Does not exist

upstream
Released (3.9~rc1)