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CVE-2013-0311

The translate_desc function in drivers/vhost/vhost.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7 does not...

6.5 MediumFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

0.64%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.5

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.

Record
CVE-2013-0311
CVSS 2.0
6.5 MediumAV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2013-0311
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-0329 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2013-0329
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-783c-mvqh-hj8j No score

The translate_desc function in drivers/vhost/vhost.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7 does not...

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.

Record
GHSA-783c-mvqh-hj8j
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

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.

Record
CVE-2013-0311
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-0311 No score

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2013-0311
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2015:0481-1 No score

Security update for Linux kernel

The SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 Service Pack 2 kernel was updated to fix a regression introduced by the previous update:

* scsi_dh_alua: Incorrect reference counting in the SCSI ALUA
  initialization code lead to system crashes on boot (bnc#858831).

As the update introducing the regression was marked security, this is also marked security even though this bug is not security relevant.

Record
SUSE-SU-2015:0481-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2013-0311 No score

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2013-0311
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
linux
Debian:12
before 3.2.41-1
3.2.41-1
linux
Debian:13
before 3.2.41-1
3.2.41-1
linux
Debian:14
before 3.2.41-1
3.2.41-1
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
kernel-debug-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
kernel-debuginfo-common-i686
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
perf-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
python-perf
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
python-perf-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
kernel-debug
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
kernel-debug-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
kernel-firmware
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
kernel-headers
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
perf
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::client
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
kernel-debug-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
perf-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
python-perf
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
python-perf-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
kernel-debug
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
kernel-debug-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
kernel-firmware
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
kernel-headers
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
perf
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::computenode
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
kernel-debug-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
kernel-debuginfo-common-i686
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
kernel-kdump-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
perf-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
python-perf
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
python-perf-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
kernel-bootwrapper
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
kernel-debug
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
kernel-debug-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
kernel-firmware
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
kernel-headers
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
kernel-kdump
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
kernel-kdump-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
perf
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::server
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
kernel-debug-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
kernel-debuginfo-common-i686
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
perf-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
python-perf
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
python-perf-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
kernel-debug
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
kernel-debug-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
kernel-firmware
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
kernel-headers
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
perf
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::workstation
From an advisory covering 6 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-358.el6
0:2.6.32-358.el6
rhev-hypervisor6
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:6::hypervisor
From an advisory covering 3 CVEs
before 0:6.4-20130221.0.el6
0:6.4-20130221.0.el6
kernel
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.2::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-220.38.1.el6
0:2.6.32-220.38.1.el6
kernel-bootwrapper
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.2::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-220.38.1.el6
0:2.6.32-220.38.1.el6
kernel-debug
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.2::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-220.38.1.el6
0:2.6.32-220.38.1.el6
kernel-debug-debuginfo
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.2::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-220.38.1.el6
0:2.6.32-220.38.1.el6
kernel-debug-devel
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.2::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-220.38.1.el6
0:2.6.32-220.38.1.el6
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.2::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-220.38.1.el6
0:2.6.32-220.38.1.el6
kernel-debuginfo-common-i686
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.2::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-220.38.1.el6
0:2.6.32-220.38.1.el6
kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.2::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-220.38.1.el6
0:2.6.32-220.38.1.el6
kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.2::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-220.38.1.el6
0:2.6.32-220.38.1.el6
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.2::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-220.38.1.el6
0:2.6.32-220.38.1.el6
kernel-devel
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.2::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-220.38.1.el6
0:2.6.32-220.38.1.el6
kernel-doc
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.2::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-220.38.1.el6
0:2.6.32-220.38.1.el6
kernel-firmware
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.2::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-220.38.1.el6
0:2.6.32-220.38.1.el6
kernel-headers
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.2::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-220.38.1.el6
0:2.6.32-220.38.1.el6
kernel-kdump
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.2::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-220.38.1.el6
0:2.6.32-220.38.1.el6
kernel-kdump-debuginfo
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.2::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-220.38.1.el6
0:2.6.32-220.38.1.el6
kernel-kdump-devel
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.2::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-220.38.1.el6
0:2.6.32-220.38.1.el6
perf
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.2::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-220.38.1.el6
0:2.6.32-220.38.1.el6
perf-debuginfo
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.2::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-220.38.1.el6
0:2.6.32-220.38.1.el6
python-perf-debuginfo
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.2::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-220.38.1.el6
0:2.6.32-220.38.1.el6
python-perf
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.2::server
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-220.38.1.el6
0:2.6.32-220.38.1.el6
kernel
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.3::server
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.31.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.31.1.el6
kernel-bootwrapper
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.3::server
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.31.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.31.1.el6
kernel-debug
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.3::server
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.31.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.31.1.el6
kernel-debug-debuginfo
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.3::server
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.31.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.31.1.el6
kernel-debug-devel
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.3::server
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.31.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.31.1.el6
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.3::server
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.31.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.31.1.el6
kernel-debuginfo-common-i686
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.3::server
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.31.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.31.1.el6
kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.3::server
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.31.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.31.1.el6
kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.3::server
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.31.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.31.1.el6
kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.3::server
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.31.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.31.1.el6
kernel-devel
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.3::server
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.31.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.31.1.el6
kernel-doc
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.3::server
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.31.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.31.1.el6
kernel-firmware
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.3::server
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.31.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.31.1.el6
kernel-headers
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.3::server
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.31.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.31.1.el6
kernel-kdump
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.3::server
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.31.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.31.1.el6
kernel-kdump-debuginfo
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.3::server
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.31.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.31.1.el6
kernel-kdump-devel
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.3::server
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.31.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.31.1.el6
perf
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.3::server
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.31.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.31.1.el6
perf-debuginfo
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.3::server
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.31.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.31.1.el6
python-perf-debuginfo
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.3::server
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.31.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.31.1.el6
python-perf
Red Hat:rhel_eus:6.3::server
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 0:2.6.32-279.31.1.el6
0:2.6.32-279.31.1.el6

History

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In short

CVE-2013-0311 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Linux Kernel, published February 21, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.64%, the 51st percentile. Fixed in linux 3.2.41-1.

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