CVE-2013-4587
N/A
Published: December 14, 2013 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 11:57 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelopenSUSE
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 3.2.543.11 ≤ v < 3.12.63.3 ≤ v < 3.4.753.5 ≤ v < 3.10.25
Affected range stops below 3.10.25, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.12.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.2.54, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 3.4.75, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (19)
x_refsource_CONFIRMBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=338c7dbadd2671189cec7faf64c84d01071b3f96Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00002.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-02/msg00003.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-02/msg00045.htmlMailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/12/12/12Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2109-1Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2110-1Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2113-1Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20
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