Vulnerability Details : CVE-2013-4553
The XEN_DOMCTL_getmemlist hypercall in Xen 3.4.x through 4.3.x (possibly 4.3.1) does not always obtain the page_alloc_lock and mm_rwlock in the same order, which allows local guest administrators to cause a denial of service (host deadlock).
Vulnerability category: OverflowDenial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-4553
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.06%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 25 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2013-4553
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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5.2
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MEDIUM | AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C |
4.4
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6.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2013-4553
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2013-4553
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00059.html
openSUSE-SU-2013:1876-1: moderate: xen: security and bugfix update
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/26/8
oss-security - Xen Security Advisory 74 (CVE-2013-4553) - Lock order reversal between page_alloc_lock and mm_rwlock
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201407-03.xml
Xen: Multiple Vunlerabilities (GLSA 201407-03) — Gentoo security
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2014:0446-1: important: Security update for
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00010.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2014:0372-1: important: Security update for
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http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3006
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3006-1 xen
Products affected by CVE-2013-4553
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*