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.
CVE-2013-0311 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 2 products from linux, from redhat organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.
Documented in 2013, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.
2013-02-22T00:55:01.193
2026-06-16T23:49:10.393
Modified
CVSSv2: 6.5 (MEDIUM)
AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
2.5
10.0
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version/Range | Vulnerable? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | ≤ 3.6.11 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.6 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.8 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.9 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.11 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.12 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.13 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.14 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.15 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.16 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.17 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.18 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.19 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.20 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.21 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.22 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.23 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.24 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.25 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.26 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.27 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.28 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.29 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.30 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.31 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.32 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.33 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.34 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.35 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.36 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.37 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.38 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.39 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.40 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.41 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.42 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.43 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.0.44 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.1.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.1.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.1.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.1.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.1.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.1.6 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.1.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.1.8 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.1.9 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.1.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.6 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.8 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.9 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.11 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.12 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.13 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.14 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.15 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.16 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.17 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.18 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.19 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.20 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.21 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.22 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.23 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.24 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.25 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.26 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.27 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.28 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.29 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.2.30 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.3.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.3.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.3.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.3.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.3.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.3.6 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.3.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.3.8 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.6 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.8 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.9 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.11 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.12 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.13 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.14 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.15 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.16 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.17 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.18 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.19 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.20 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.21 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.22 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.23 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.4.24 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.5.1 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.5.2 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.5.3 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.5.4 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.5.5 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.5.6 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.5.7 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.6.9 | Yes |
| Operating System | linux | linux_kernel | 3.6.10 | Yes |
| Operating System | redhat | enterprise_linux | 6.0 | Yes |
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