CVE-2013-0151

The do_hvm_op function in xen/arch/x86/hvm/hvm.c in Xen 4.2.x on the x86_32 platform does not prevent HVM_PARAM_NESTEDHVM (aka nested virtualization) operations, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (long-duration page mappings and host OS crash) by leveraging administrative access to an HVM guest in a domain with a large number of VCPUs.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.0:-:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.1:-:*:*:*:*:x86:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 01:46

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/22/10 - () http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/22/10 -
References () http://secunia.com/advisories/55082 - () http://secunia.com/advisories/55082 -
References () http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml - () http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml -
References () http://xenbits.xen.org/gitweb/?p=xen.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d60d7082289a74e44b3dc8f67df46c3404ca08bf - () http://xenbits.xen.org/gitweb/?p=xen.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d60d7082289a74e44b3dc8f67df46c3404ca08bf -

Information

Published : 2013-03-07 05:04

Updated : 2024-11-21 01:46


NVD link : CVE-2013-0151

Mitre link : CVE-2013-0151

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2013-0151


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Products Affected

xen

  • xen
CWE
CWE-264

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