CVE-2013-1917
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- May 13, 2013
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Feb 19, 2013
Description
Xen 3.1 through 4.x, when running 64-bit hosts on Intel CPUs, does not clear the NT flag when using an IRET after a SYSENTER instruction, which allows PV guest users to cause a denial of service (hypervisor crash) by triggering a #GP fault, which is not properly handled by another IRET instruction.
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
- SUSE-SU-2014:0470vendor-advisory
- 55082third-party-advisory
- 1028455vdb-entry
- GLSA-201309-24vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0912vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20130418 Xen Security Advisory 44 (CVE-2013-1917) - Xen PV DoS vulnerability with SYSENTERmailing-list
- DSA-2662vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2014:0446vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2013-6723vendor-advisory
- SUSE-SU-2014:0411vendor-advisory
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