CVE-2011-1936

CVE Details

Release Date:	2011-07-07
Impact:	Moderate	What is this?

Description

Xen, when using x86 Intel processors and the VMX virtualization extension is enabled, does not properly handle cpuid instruction emulation when exiting the VM, which allows local guest users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) via unspecified vectors.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	4.9
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)	ELSA-2011-0927	2011-07-18
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-238.19.1.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2011-0927	2011-07-18
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-238.19.1.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2011-0927	2011-07-18