SB2013082907 - Buffer overflow in Xen
Published: August 29, 2013 Updated: August 10, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013082907
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Adjecent network
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-2212)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vmx_set_uc_mode function in Xen 3.3 through 4.3, when disabling caches, allows local HVM guests with access to memory mapped I/O regions to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and possibly hypervisor or guest kernel panic) via a crafted GFN range.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00011.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/07/24/6
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-04