CVE-2013-5634
arch/arm/kvm/arm.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10 on the ARM platform, when KVM is used, allows...
arch/arm/kvm/arm.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10 on the ARM platform, when KVM is used, allows host OS users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference, OOPS, and host OS crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by omitting vCPU initialization before a KVM_GET_REG_LIST ioctl call.
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arch/arm/kvm/arm.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10 on the ARM platform, when KVM is used, allows host OS users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference, OOPS, and host OS crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by omitting vCPU initialization before a KVM_GET_REG_LIST ioctl call.
- Record
CVE-2013-5634- CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
arch/arm/kvm/arm.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10 on the ARM platform, when KVM is used, allows host OS users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference, OOPS, and host OS crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by omitting vCPU initialization before a KVM_GET_REG_LIST ioctl call.
- Record
CVE-2013-5634- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-5474 No score
arch/arm/kvm/arm.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10 on the ARM platform, when KVM is used, allows host OS users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference, OOPS, and host OS crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by omitting vCPU initialization before a KVM_GET_REG_LIST ioctl call.
- Record
EUVD-2013-5474- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8xwg-6qcr-3qm6 No score
arch/arm/kvm/arm.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10 on the ARM platform, when KVM is used, allows...
arch/arm/kvm/arm.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10 on the ARM platform, when KVM is used, allows host OS users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference, OOPS, and host OS crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by omitting vCPU initialization before a KVM_GET_REG_LIST ioctl call.
- Record
GHSA-8xwg-6qcr-3qm6- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
arch/arm/kvm/arm.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10 on the ARM platform, when KVM is used, allows host OS users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference, OOPS, and host OS crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by omitting vCPU initialization before a KVM_GET_REG_LIST ioctl call.
- Record
CVE-2013-5634- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-5634 No score
arch/arm/kvm/arm.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10 on the ARM platform, when KVM is used, allows host OS users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference, OOPS, and host OS crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by omitting vCPU initialization before a KVM_GET_REG_LIST ioctl call.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2013-5634- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2013-5634 No score
arch/arm/kvm/arm.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10 on the ARM platform, when KVM is used, allows host OS users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference, OOPS, and host OS crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact by omitting vCPU initialization before a KVM_GET_REG_LIST ioctl call.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2013-5634- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
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-2013-5634 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Linux Kernel, published September 25, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.76%, the 55th percentile. Fixed in linux 3.11.5-1.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/61995
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e8180dcaa8470ceca21109f143876fdcd9fe050a
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/26/4
kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.10.bz2
git.kernel.org?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e8180dcaa8470ceca21109f143876fdcd9fe050a
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-5634
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security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-5634
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-5634
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-5634