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CVE-2013-4551
Published: Nov 15, 2013
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
Xen 4.2.x and 4.3.x, when nested virtualization is disabled, does not properly check the emulation paths for (1) VMLAUNCH and (2) VMRESUME, which allows local HVM guest users to cause a denial of service (host crash) via unspecified vectors related to "guest VMX instruction execution."
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
xen-cve20134551-dos(88649)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
63625
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
GLSA-201407-03
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
1029313
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
55398
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
openSUSE-SU-2013:1876
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
[oss-security] 20131111 Xen Security Advisory 75 (CVE-2013-4551) - Host crash due to guest VMX instruction execution
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
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