Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20134592000
Revision Date:2013-11-20Version:1
Title:CVE-2013-4592 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - medium.
Description:Memory leak in the __kvm_set_memory_region function in virt/kvm/kvm_main.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by leveraging certain device access to trigger movement of memory slots. A flaw in the handling of memory regions of the kernel virtual machine (KVM) subsystem was discovered. A local user with the ability to assign a device could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (memory consumption).
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2013-4592
Platform(s):Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) is installed.
  • AND Package Information
  • NOT While related to the CVE in some way, the 'linux' package in trusty is not affected (note: '3.11.0-12.19').
  • OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'was needed now end-of-life').
  • OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'was needed now end-of-life').
  • OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'see note').
  • OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'see note').
  • OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'was needed now end-of-life').
  • OR While related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore it (note: 'was needed now end-of-life').
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