CVE-2013-0228
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Mar 1, 2013
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Dec 6, 2012
Description
The xen_iret function in arch/x86/xen/xen-asm_32.S in the Linux kernel before 3.7.9 on 32-bit Xen paravirt_ops platforms does not properly handle an invalid value in the DS segment register, which allows guest OS users to gain guest OS privileges via a crafted application.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- USN-1796-1vendor-advisory
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.9
- USN-1805-1vendor-advisory
- MDVSA-2013:176vendor-advisory
- USN-1797-1vendor-advisory
- USN-1808-1vendor-advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=13d2b4d11d69a92574a55bfd985cfb0ca77aebdc
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/13d2b4d11d69a92574a55bfd985cfb0ca77aebdc
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=906309
- [oss-security] 20130213 Xen Security Advisory 42 (CVE-2013-0228) - Linux kernel hits general protection if %ds is corrupt for 32-bit PVOPS.mailing-list
- USN-1795-1vendor-advisory
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