CVE-2013-0190

Description

From CVE.org

The xen_failsafe_callback function in Xen for the Linux kernel 2.6.23 and other versions, when running a 32-bit PVOPS guest, allows local users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) by triggering an iret fault, leading to use of an incorrect stack pointer and stack corruption.

Statement

This issue did not affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details

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CVSS v2 Score Breakdown

Red HatNVDcve.org
Base Score44.9N/A
Attack VectorLocalLocalN/A
Access ComplexityHighLowN/A
AuthenticationNoneNoneN/A
Confidentiality ImpactNoneNoneN/A
Integrity ImpactNoneNoneN/A
Availability ImpactCompleteCompleteN/A

Vector

Red Hat: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

NVD: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Acknowledgements

Red Hat would like to thank Andrew Cooper (Citrix) for reporting this issue.

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