SB2013112010 - Memory leak in Linux kernel

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SB2013112010 - Memory leak in Linux kernel

Published: November 20, 2013 Updated: August 10, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2013112010
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4592)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within 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 remote attacker can perform a denial of service attack.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.

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