PT-2013-3468

CVE-2013-1918

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Published

2013-05-13

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Updated

2024-06-15

Description by

CVSS 2.0
4.7
Medium
MetricsAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Xen versions 4.1.x through 4.2.x
Description The issue is related to certain page table manipulation operations in Xen that are not preemptible, allowing local PV kernels to cause a denial of service. This can be achieved through vectors related to deep page table traversal.
Recommendations For Xen versions 4.1.x through 4.2.x, consider upgrading to a version where this issue is resolved, as the current version allows for a denial of service via specific page table manipulation operations. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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Related identifiers
DSA-2666-1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10196-1
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