Input validation error in Xen - CVE-2013-0154
Published: January 12, 2013 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU43208
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-0154
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Xen Project
Affected software:
Xen
Xen
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
The get_page_type function in xen/arch/x86/mm.c in Xen 4.2, when debugging is enabled, allows local PV or HVM guest administrators to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and hypervisor crash) via unspecified vectors related to a hypercall.
How to mitigate CVE-2013-0154
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00051.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00052.html
- http://osvdb.org/88913
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q1/att-17/xsa37-4_2.patch
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55082
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/04/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57159
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027937
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80977