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USN-2109-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

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USN-2109-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
12/14/2013
Created
07/25/2018
Added
04/08/2014
Modified
07/09/2020

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.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-59-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-59-generic-pae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-59-highbank
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-59-omap
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-59-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-59-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-59-virtual

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