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CVE-2013-0311 Not scored

CVE-2013-0311

The translate_desc 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.

Exploit probability 0.6%
Published February 22, 2013
Required by Not available
Last source change April 10, 2026

03 / CONNECTIONS

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04 / EVIDENCE

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Open Source Vulnerabilities CVE-2013-0311

The translate_desc 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.

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