Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the Linux kernel through 3.8.4 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application that triggers use of a guest physical address (GPA) in (1) movable or (2) removable memory during an MSR_KVM_SYSTEM_TIME kvm_set_msr_common operation.
Published: 2013-03-22
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-1821 Use-after-free vulnerability in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c in the Linux kernel through 3.8.4 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted application that triggers use of a guest physical address (GPA) in (1) movable or (2) removable memory during an MSR_KVM_SYSTEM_TIME kvm_set_msr_common operation.
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Linux Linux Kernel
Redhat Enterprise Linux Rhel Eus Rhel Virtualization
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T15:13:33.006Z

Reserved: 2013-02-19T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-1797

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2013-03-22T11:59:11.567

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2013-1797

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2013-03-20T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-1797 - Bugzilla

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