# CVE-2013-4127: Use-after-free vulnerability in the vhost\_net\_set\_backend function in drivers/vhost/net.c in the Linux kernel through 3.10.3 allows local us

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2013-07-28 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the vhost_net_set_backend function in drivers/vhost/net.c in the Linux kernel through 3.10.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (OOPS and system crash) via vectors involving powering on a virtual machine.

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## References

- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=980643
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/dd7633ecd553a5e304d349aa6f8eb8a0417098c5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/15/7
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=984722
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=dd7633ecd553a5e304d349aa6f8eb8a0417098c5

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