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CVE-2013-0190

Public on 2013-02-04
Modified on 2014-09-15
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.

Severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
4.0
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 1 kernel 2013-02-04 15:45 ALAS-2013-154
Amazon Linux 1 nvidia 2013-02-04 15:45 ALAS-2013-154

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv2 4.0 AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
NVD CVSSv2 4.9 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C