CVE-2013-5634 describes a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically affecting ARM platforms utilizing KVM. An authenticated host OS user can trigger a denial of service (system crash) by omitting vCPU initialization before a KVM_GET_REG_LIST ioctl call. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium severity, with an adjacent network attack vector and high access complexity, leading to a complete availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.9.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* | ||
3.9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* | ||
3.9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* | ||
3.9.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* | ||
3.9.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
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