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.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | linux | 3.2.41-2 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 3.2.41-2 | — |
| Debian 12 | linux | 3.2.41-2 | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 6 | perf +15 | 2.6.32-358.6.1.el6 | RHSA-2013:0744 |
| RHEL 6 | rhev-hypervisor6 | 6.4-20130415.0.el6_4 | RHSA-2013:0746 |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Rhel Virtualization 5 | kvm +4 | 83-262.el5_9.3 | RHSA-2013:0727 |
| RHEL 6.3 EUS | perf +15 | 2.6.32-279.31.1.el6 | RHSA-2013:0928 |
| RHEL 6.2 EUS | perf +15 | 2.6.32-220.39.1.el6 | RHSA-2013:1026 |
Advisories 5
- RHSA-2013:1026 Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
- RHSA-2013:0928 Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
- RHSA-2013:0744 Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security and bug fix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
- RHSA-2013:0746 Red Hat Security Advisory: rhev-hypervisor6 security and bug fix update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
- RHSA-2013:0727 Red Hat Security Advisory: kvm security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 28, 2026
References
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0847 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2013:1187 vendor-advisory
- USN-1812-1 vendor-advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=0b79459b482e85cb7426aa7da683a9f2c97aeae1
- MDVSA-2013:176 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2013:0928 vendor-advisory
- USN-1809-1 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2013:0727 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20130320 linux kernel: kvm: CVE-2013-179[6..8] mailing-list
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=917013
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0b79459b482e85cb7426aa7da683a9f2c97aeae1
- RHSA-2013:0744 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2013:0746 vendor-advisory
- USN-1813-1 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0925 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2013:1026 vendor-advisory