CVE-2013-5634

Medium

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.

Package Linux Kernel
Published 2013-09-25
Last modified 2026-04-29
CVSS version 2.0
Patch available
Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

4.3

out of 10
Medium
Attack Vector
Adjacent
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
Vector string
AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

Weakness type

CWE-399

CVE-2013-5634 is classified as CWE-399

See CWE-399 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

5 total

Frequently asked questions

  • What is CVE-2013-5634?

    CVE-2013-5634 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.3 out of 10 . CVE-2013-5634 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

  • What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-5634?

    CVE-2013-5634 has a CVSS score of 4.3 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:A/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C .

  • Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-5634?

    Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2013-5634 patch availability.

  • Is CVE-2013-5634 actively exploited?

    No. CVE-2013-5634 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

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