CVE-2013-4127
Use-after-free vulnerability in the vhost_net_set_backend function in drivers/vhost/net.c in the...
Use-after-free vulnerability in the vhost_net_set_backend function in drivers/vhost/net.c in the Linux kernel through 3.10.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS and system crash) via vectors involving powering on a virtual machine.
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What each source reports
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Use-after-free vulnerability in the vhost_net_set_backend function in drivers/vhost/net.c in the Linux kernel through 3.10.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS and system crash) via vectors involving powering on a virtual machine.
- Record
CVE-2013-4127- CVSS 2.0
- 4.7 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Use-after-free vulnerability in the vhost_net_set_backend function in drivers/vhost/net.c in the Linux kernel through 3.10.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS and system crash) via vectors involving powering on a virtual machine.
- Record
CVE-2013-4127- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-4055 No score
Use-after-free vulnerability in the vhost_net_set_backend function in drivers/vhost/net.c in the Linux kernel through 3.10.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS and system crash) via vectors involving powering on a virtual machine.
- Record
EUVD-2013-4055- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cchm-m9vf-fxr7 No score
Use-after-free vulnerability in the vhost_net_set_backend function in drivers/vhost/net.c in the...
Use-after-free vulnerability in the vhost_net_set_backend function in drivers/vhost/net.c in the Linux kernel through 3.10.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS and system crash) via vectors involving powering on a virtual machine.
- Record
GHSA-cchm-m9vf-fxr7- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Use-after-free vulnerability in the vhost_net_set_backend function in drivers/vhost/net.c in the Linux kernel through 3.10.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS and system crash) via vectors involving powering on a virtual machine.
- Record
CVE-2013-4127- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-4127 No score
Use-after-free vulnerability in the vhost_net_set_backend function in drivers/vhost/net.c in the Linux kernel through 3.10.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS and system crash) via vectors involving powering on a virtual machine.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4127- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2013-4127 No score
Use-after-free vulnerability in the vhost_net_set_backend function in drivers/vhost/net.c in the Linux kernel through 3.10.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS and system crash) via vectors involving powering on a virtual machine.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2013-4127- Updated
- 2026-11-02
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Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-4127 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.7) in Linux Kernel, published July 28, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.45%, the 39th percentile. Fixed in linux 3.10.5-1.
References
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=980643
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/dd7633ecd553a5e304d349aa6f8eb8a0417098c5
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/15/7
git.kernel.org?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=dd7633ecd553a5e304d349aa6f8eb8a0417098c5
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4127
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security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4127
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-4127
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4127