#VU105104 Deadlock in Xen - CVE-2025-1713
Published: February 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU105104
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-1713
CWE-ID: CWE-833
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Xen
Xen
Software vendor:
Xen Project
Xen Project
Description
The vulnerability allows a malicious guest to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper locking when handling legacy PCI devices pass-through. A malicious low-privileged guest can crash the entire host.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability requires Intel IOMMU hardware (VT-d).
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.