CVE-2013-1798 in Linux Kernel
Summary
The ioapic_read_indirect function in virt/kvm/ioapic.c in the Linux kernel through 3.8.4 does not properly handle a certain combination of invalid IOAPIC_REG_SELECT and IOAPIC_REG_WINDOW operations, which allows guest OS users to obtain sensitive information from host OS memory or cause a denial of service (host OS OOPS) via a crafted application.
Reservation
02/19/2013
Disclosure
03/22/2013
Entries
VulDB provides additional information and datapoints for this CVE:
| ID | Vulnerability | CWE | Exp | Cou | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8067 | Linux Kernel ioapic.c input validation | 20 | Not defined | Official fix | CVE-2013-1798 |