SB2013100111 - Resource management error in Xen
Published: October 1, 2013 Updated: August 10, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013100111
Severity
Low
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) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-2901)
The vulnerability allows a remote #AU# to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Off-by-one error in the __addr_ok macro in Xen 3.3 and earlier allows local 64 bit PV guest administrators to cause a denial of service (host crash) via unspecified hypercalls that ignore virtual-address bits.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.