Oval Definition:oval:org.mitre.oval:def:20908
Revision Date:2014-02-17Version:95
Title:RHSA-2013:0496: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 kernel update (Important)
Description: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.
Family:unixClass:patch
Status:ACCEPTEDReference(s):CESA-2013:0496
CVE-2012-4508
CVE-2012-4542
CVE-2013-0190
CVE-2013-0309
CVE-2013-0310
CVE-2013-0311
RHSA-2013:0496-02
Platform(s):CentOS Linux 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Product(s):kernel
Definition Synopsis
  • Redhat 6 or Centos 6 release
  • The operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • OR The operating system installed on the system is CentOS Linux 6.x
  • AND Packages section
  • kernel-kdump-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.32-358.el6
  • OR kernel-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.32-358.el6
  • OR kernel-headers is earlier than 0:2.6.32-358.el6
  • OR python-perf is earlier than 0:2.6.32-358.el6
  • OR perf is earlier than 0:2.6.32-358.el6
  • OR kernel-kdump is earlier than 0:2.6.32-358.el6
  • OR kernel-firmware is earlier than 0:2.6.32-358.el6
  • OR kernel-debug-devel is earlier than 0:2.6.32-358.el6
  • OR kernel-doc is earlier than 0:2.6.32-358.el6
  • OR kernel-debug is earlier than 0:2.6.32-358.el6
  • OR kernel-bootwrapper is earlier than 0:2.6.32-358.el6
  • OR kernel is earlier than 0:2.6.32-358.el6
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