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CVE-2013-0231 Details

Description

The pciback_enable_msi function in the PCI backend driver (drivers/xen/pciback/conf_space_capability_msi.c) in Xen for the Linux kernel 2.6.18 and 3.8 allows guest OS users with PCI device access to cause a denial of service via a large number of kernel log messages. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

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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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00004.html	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00018.html	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html	CVE
http://osvdb.org/89903	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/52059	CVE	Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81923	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2632	CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/05/9	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57740	CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00004.html	[email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00018.html	[email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html	[email protected]
http://osvdb.org/89903	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/52059	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81923	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2632	[email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/05/9	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57740	[email protected]

see all 18 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-119	Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
linux linux kernel	2.6.18 3.8
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:2.6.18:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.8:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
xen xen	3.0.2 3.0.3 3.0.4 3.1.3 3.1.4
CPE cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.0.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.0.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.0.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.1.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.1.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.2.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.2.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.2.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.2.3:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 29, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 13, 2013	Initial Analysis	[email protected]