CVE-2013-0190

CVE Details

Release Date:	2013-01-16
Impact:	Moderate	What is this?

Description

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.

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

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	4.0
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	High
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2013-2503	2013-02-07
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2013-2504	2013-02-06
Oracle Linux version 5 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-300.39.4.el5uek)	ELSA-2013-2504	2013-02-06
Oracle Linux version 5 (ofa-2.6.32-300.39.4.el5uek)	ELSA-2013-2504	2013-02-06
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)	ELSA-2013-0496	2013-02-27
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2013-2503	2013-02-07
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2013-2504	2013-02-06
Oracle Linux version 6 (mlnx_en-2.6.32-300.39.4.el6uek)	ELSA-2013-2504	2013-02-06
Oracle Linux version 6 (ofa-2.6.32-300.39.4.el6uek)	ELSA-2013-2504	2013-02-06