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CVE-2013-0151 Details

Description

The do_hvm_op function in xen/arch/x86/hvm/hvm.c in Xen 4.2.x on the x86_32 platform does not prevent HVM_PARAM_NESTEDHVM (aka nested virtualization) operations, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (long-duration page mappings and host OS crash) by leveraging administrative access to an HVM guest in a domain with a large number of VCPUs.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/22/10 CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/55082 CVE
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml CVE
http://xenbits.xen.org/gitweb/?p=xen.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d60d7082289a74e44b3dc8f67df46c3404ca08bf CVE
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/22/10 [email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-264Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
xen xen
4.2.0 -
4.2.1 -

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.0:-:*:*:*:*:x86:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.1:-:*:*:*:*:x86:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2013-0151
NVD Published Date:
Mar 7, 2013
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2013-0151 Details - Not Deferred