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CVE-2013-4587

kernel: kvm: rtc_status.dest_map out-of-bounds access

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Severity

Important

Red Hat Product Security

7.2

CVSS 2.0

Review impact separately from score.

Published · December 12, 2013

Updated · November 21, 2025

Description

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.

Statement

Not vulnerable.

This issue did not affect the versions of kvm packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This issue did not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise 6.

This issue did not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2 as they did not provide support for the KVM subsystem.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 7.2
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CWE not specified