SUSE CVE-2013-0311

The translatedesc function in drivers/vhost/vhost.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7 does not properly handle cross-region descriptors, which allows guest OS users to obtain host OS privileges by leveraging KVM guest OS privileges...

PT-2013-2223 · Linux +3 · Linux Kernel +3

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Linux kernel versions prior to 3.7 Description: The issue arises from the translate desc function in drivers/vhost/vhost.c, which does not properly handle cross-region descriptors. This allows guest OS users to obtain host OS privileges by...