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CVE-2013-4592


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.


Security Impact Summary

CVE-2013-4592 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 1 product from linux organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

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.


Published

2013-11-20T13:19:42.243

Last Modified

2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: HIGH
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

1.9

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-399

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System linux linux_kernel ≤ 3.9 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 3.0.45 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.46 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.47 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.48 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.49 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.50 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.51 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.52 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.53 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.54 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.55 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.56 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.57 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.58 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.59 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.60 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.61 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.62 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.63 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.64 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.65 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.66 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.67 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.0.68 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 3.4.25 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.4.26 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.4.27 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.4.28 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.4.29 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.4.30 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.4.31 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.4.32 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 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.6.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.6.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.6.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.6.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.6.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.6.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.6.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.6.8 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.6.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.6.10 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.6.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.7.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.7.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.7.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.7.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.7.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.7.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.7.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.7.8 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.7.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.7.10 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.8.0 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.8.1 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.8.2 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.8.3 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.8.4 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.8.5 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.8.6 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.8.7 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.8.8 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.8.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.8.10 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.8.11 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.8.12 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.8.13 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.9 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.9 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For linux's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.