CVE-2013-0311

Description

The translate_desc function in drivers/vhost/vhost.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7 does not properly handle cross-region descriptors, which allows guest OS users to obtain host OS privileges by leveraging KVM guest OS privileges.

Risk Information

Base Score

8.5

MODERATE

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:N

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

0.293

Associated Vulnerability

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Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234