Upstream information
Description
The fixup_page_fault function in arch/x86/traps.c in Xen 4.0.1 and earlier on 64-bit platforms, when paravirtualization is enabled, does not verify that kernel mode is used to call the handle_gdt_ldt_mapping_fault function, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS BUG_ON) via a crafted memory access.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having important severity.
| National Vulnerability Database | |
|---|---|
| Base Score | 6.1 |
| Vector | AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
| Access Vector | Adjacent Network |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Complete |
Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.
| Product(s) | Source package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1 | vm-install | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 | vm-install | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1 LTSS | vm-install | Released |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1-LTSS | vm-install | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Business All-in-One 11 SP1 | vm-install | Released |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Tue Jul 9 17:56:42 2013CVE page last modified: Tue Jul 2 15:29:47 2024