TI-2013-04804 Aliases CVE-2013-5634 GHSA-8xwg-6qcr-3qm6

arch/arm/kvm/arm.c in the Linux kernel before 3.10 on the ARM platform, when KVM is used…

LOW 21CWE-399Published 2013-09-25 · Updated 2024-08-06

Key facts

Attack vector: Adjacent network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: High
Impact type: Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: None · None · Complete
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00759 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 12

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::arm64:*	up to 3.9.11	Vulnerable	Linux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9.0::::::arm64:	3.9.0	Vulnerable	Linux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9.1::::::arm64:	3.9.1	Vulnerable	Linux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9.2::::::arm64:	3.9.2	Vulnerable	Linux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9.3::::::arm64:	3.9.3	Vulnerable	Linux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9.4::::::arm64:	3.9.4	Vulnerable	Linux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9.5::::::arm64:	3.9.5	Vulnerable	Linux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9.6::::::arm64:	3.9.6	Vulnerable	Linux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9.7::::::arm64:	3.9.7	Vulnerable	Linux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9.8::::::arm64:	3.9.8	Vulnerable	Linux

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* Versions up to 3.9.11 Vulnerable ·Linux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* Versions 3.9.0 Vulnerable ·Linux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* Versions 3.9.1 Vulnerable ·Linux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* Versions 3.9.2 Vulnerable ·Linux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9.3:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* Versions 3.9.3 Vulnerable ·Linux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9.4:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* Versions 3.9.4 Vulnerable ·Linux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9.5:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* Versions 3.9.5 Vulnerable ·Linux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9.6:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* Versions 3.9.6 Vulnerable ·Linux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9.7:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* Versions 3.9.7 Vulnerable ·Linux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9.8:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* Versions 3.9.8 Vulnerable ·Linux

Show 2 more CPE

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9.9::::::arm64:	3.9.9	Vulnerable	Linux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9.10::::::arm64:	3.9.10	Vulnerable	Linux

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9.9:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* Versions 3.9.9 Vulnerable ·Linux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.9.10:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:* Versions 3.9.10 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-5634
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8xwg-6qcr-3qm6

References

Exploit 1

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e8180dcaa8470ceca21109f143876fdcd9fe050a

Patch 1

https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/patch-3.10.bz2

Other 2

TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3

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Sources

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