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
Published Sep 25, 2013
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.76%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 3.9.11
- 3.9.0
- 3.9.1
- 3.9.2
- 3.9.3
- 3.9.4
- 3.9.5
- 3.9.6
- 3.9.7
- 3.9.8
- 3.9.9
- 3.9.10
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue does not affect the versions of the kernel package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.76% (0.00759) | 53.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.76% (0.00759) | 50.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.10% (0.00096) | 24.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00183) | 56.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 22, 2024 | 0.18% (0.00183) | 55.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.18% (0.00183) | 53.76th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 40.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 38.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 36.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.02% (0.01018) | 19.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e8180dcaa8470ceca21109f143876fdcd9fe050a x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/26/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61995 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-5634 Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e8180dcaa8470ceca21109f143876fdcd9fe050a x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-5634
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-5634
- https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.10.bz2 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=e8180dcaa8470ceca21109f143876fdcd9fe050a | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/08/26/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61995 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-5634 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e8180dcaa8470ceca21109f143876fdcd9fe050a | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitPatch | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-5634 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-5634 | ||
| https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.10.bz2 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch |
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