SB2013081403 - Input validation error in Xen
Published: August 14, 2013 Updated: July 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013081403
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-2078)
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Xen 4.0.2 through 4.0.4, 4.1.x, and 4.2.x allows local PV guest users to cause a denial of service (hypervisor crash) via certain bit combinations to the XSETBV instruction.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.