CVE-2013-4592
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2013-4592 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2013-11-20 13:19:42 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| Description | Memory leak in the __kvm_set_memory_region function in virt/kvm/kvm_main.c in the Linux kernel before 3.9 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by leveraging certain device access to trigger movement of memory slots. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v2.0 4 from [email protected]
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
EPSS: 0.000870000 probability, percentile 0.248640000 (date 2026-04-29)
Problem Types: CWE-399 | n/a
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
HighAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
CompleteAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0 | rc3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0 | rc4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0 | rc5 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0 | rc6 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0 | rc7 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.11 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.12 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.13 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.14 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.15 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.16 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.17 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.18 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.19 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.20 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.21 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.22 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.23 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.24 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.25 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.26 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.27 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.28 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.29 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.30 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.31 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.32 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.33 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.34 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.35 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.36 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.37 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.38 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.39 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.40 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.41 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.42 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.43 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.44 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.45 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.46 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.47 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.48 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.49 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.50 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.51 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.52 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.53 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.54 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.55 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.56 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.57 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.58 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.59 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.60 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.61 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.62 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.63 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.64 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.65 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.66 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.67 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.68 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.0.9 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.1 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.1 | rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.1 | rc3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.1 | rc4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.1.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.1.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.1.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.1.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.1.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.1.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.1.9 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.2 | rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.2 | rc3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.2 | rc4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.2 | rc5 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.2 | rc6 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.2 | rc7 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.2.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.2.11 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.2.12 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.2.13 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.2.14 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.2.15 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.2.16 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.2.17 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.2.18 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.2.19 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.2.20 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.2.21 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.2.22 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.2.23 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.2.24 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.2.25 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.2.26 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.2.27 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.2.28 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.2.29 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.2.30 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.2.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.2.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.2.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.2.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.2.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.2.9 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.3 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.3 | rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.3 | rc3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.3 | rc4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.3 | rc5 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.3 | rc6 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.3 | rc7 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.3.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.3.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.3.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.3.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.3.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.3.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.3.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.3.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.4 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.4 | rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.4 | rc3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.4 | rc4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.4 | rc5 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.4 | rc6 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.4 | rc7 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.4.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.4.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.4.11 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.4.12 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.4.13 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.4.14 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.4.15 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.4.16 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.4.17 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.4.18 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.4.19 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.4.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.4.20 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.4.21 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.4.22 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.4.23 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.4.24 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.4.25 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.4.26 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.4.27 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.4.28 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.4.29 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.4.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.4.30 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.4.31 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.4.32 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.4.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.4.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.4.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.4.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.4.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.4.9 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.5.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.5.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.5.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.5.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.6.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.6.11 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.6.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.6.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.6.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.6.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.6.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.6.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.6.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.6.9 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.7.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.7.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.7.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.7.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.7.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.7.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.7.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.7.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.7.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.7.9 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.8.0 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.8.1 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.8.10 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.8.11 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.8.12 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.8.13 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.8.2 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.8.3 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.8.4 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.8.5 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.8.6 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.8.7 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.8.8 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.8.9 | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.9 | rc1 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.9 | rc2 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.9 | rc3 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.9 | rc4 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.9 | rc5 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | 3.9 | rc6 | All | All |
| Operating System | Linux | Linux Kernel | All | rc7 | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| USN-2116-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | git.kernel.org | |
| USN-2111-1: Linux kernel (Quantal HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| KVM: Fix iommu map/unmap to handle memory slot moves · torvalds/linux@e40f193 · GitHub | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | github.com | Exploit, Patch |
| Bug 1031702 – CVE-2013-4592 kernel: kvm: memory leak when memory slot is moved with assigned device | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | bugzilla.redhat.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| USN-2114-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| oss-security - CVE-2013-4592 -- Linux kernel: kvm: memory leak when memory slot is moved with assigned device | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| USN-2066-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| KVM: perform an invalid memslot step for gpa base change · torvalds/linux@12d6e75 · GitHub | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | github.com | Exploit, Patch |
| USN-2115-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | git.kernel.org | |
| USN-2112-1: Linux kernel (Raring HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| USN-2067-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| openSUSE-SU-2014:0247-1: moderate: kernel update | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.opensuse.org | |
| www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.9.bz2 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.kernel.org | Patch |
| kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree | MITRE | git.kernel.org | |
| kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree | MITRE | git.kernel.org | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | MITRE | access.redhat.com | |
| access.redhat.com | CVE-2013-4592 | MITRE | access.redhat.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.