CVE-2013-4127
kernel: vhost-net: use-after-free in vhost_net_flush
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · July 3, 2013
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the vhost_net_set_backend function in drivers/vhost/net.c in the Linux kernel through 3.10.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS and system crash) via vectors involving powering on a virtual machine.
Statement
Not vulnerable.
This issue did not affect the kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 6.5AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
CWE-416 · Use After Free