Upstream information
Description
The create_pit_timer function in arch/x86/kvm/i8254.c in KVM 83, and possibly other versions, does not properly handle when Programmable Interval Timer (PIT) interrupt requests (IRQs) when a virtual interrupt controller (irqchip) is not available, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) by starting a timer.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.
National Vulnerability Database | |
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Base Score | 4.9 |
Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Access Vector | Local |
Access Complexity | Low |
Authentication | None |
Confidentiality Impact | None |
Integrity Impact | None |
Availability Impact | Complete |
Note from the SUSE Security Team on the kernel-default package
SUSE will no longer fix all CVEs in the Linux Kernel anymore, but declare some bug classes as won't fix. Please refer to TID 21496 for more details. SUSE Bugzilla entry: 738210 [RESOLVED / FIXED]SUSE Security Advisories:
- SUSE-SU-2012:0616-1, published Mon May 14 08:08:28 MDT 2012
- SUSE-SU-2013:0786-1, published Tue May 14 06:04:42 MDT 2013
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0925-1, published Fri Dec 8 15:48:32 2023 openSUSE-SU-2013:0927-1
List of released packages
Product(s) | Fixed package version(s) | References |
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SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 |
| Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 GA kernel-docs-3.0.101-63.1 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 11 SP2 |
| Patchnames: slertesp2-kernel |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 |
| Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 GA kernel-default-3.0.13-0.27.1 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 |
| Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 GA kernel-default-3.0.76-0.11.1 |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 |
| Patchnames: SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 GA kernel-default-3.0.101-63.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 GA kernel-docs-3.0.101-63.1 |
Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.
Product(s) | Source package | State |
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Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes. | ||
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE | kernel-source | Already fixed |
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 | kernel-default | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 | kernel-source | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 | kernel-default | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 | kernel-source | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 | kernel-source | Already fixed |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 | kernel-source | Already fixed |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 | kernel-source | Already fixed |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3 | kernel-default | Already fixed |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3 | kernel-source | Already fixed |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 | kernel-default | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 | kernel-source | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS | kernel-default | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS | kernel-source | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 | kernel-default | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 | kernel-source | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS | kernel-default | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS | kernel-source | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 | kernel-source | Already fixed |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS | kernel-source | Already fixed |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | kernel-source | Already fixed |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS | kernel-default | Already fixed |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS | kernel-source | Already fixed |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS | kernel-source | Already fixed |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Business All-in-One 11 SP1 | kernel-default | Released |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Business All-in-One 11 SP1 | kernel-source | Released |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Thu Jun 27 19:16:05 2013CVE page last modified: Tue Jul 16 11:14:17 2024