CVE-2025-1713
Description
A flaw was found in Xen's handling of interrupt remapping for legacy PCI(-X) devices when using Intel's VT-d. Specifically, acquiring a lock during the setup process in an unsafe context can lead to a deadlock. This issue can be triggered by passing through certain devices to unprivileged guests, potentially resulting in a denial of service affecting the entire host.
Statement
Red Hat Product Security has determined that this vulnerability does not affect any currently supported Red Hat product. This assessment may evolve based on further analysis and discovery. For more information about this vulnerability and the products it affects, please see the linked references.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Availability
Technical Impact: DoS: Resource Consumption (CPU); DoS: Resource Consumption (Other); DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart
Each thread of execution will "hang" and prevent tasks from completing. In some cases, CPU consumption may occur if a lock check occurs in a tight loop.
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