CVE-2013-6368 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2013-6368?

CVE-2013-6368 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 14 Dec 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 3.12.5 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (system crash) via a VAPIC synchronization operation involving a page-end address.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-6368?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Linux kernel, Redhat Enterprise Linux.

How do I fix CVE-2013-6368?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2013-6368 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-6368 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

• CVE-2026-53266 Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2013-6282 Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2022-0185 Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2026-53362 Linux Kernel Unspecified Exploited High 7.8

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-6368, GHSA-x9p5-w287-9fwv.