CVE-2013-0190

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Summary

CVECVE-2013-0190
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-02-13 01:55:03 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.9 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-20 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - [PATCH] xen: Fix stack corruption in xen_failsafe_callback for 32bit PVOPS guests. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
USN-1725-1: Linux kernel vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
Xen 'xen_failsafe_callback()' Function Local Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Bug 896038 – CVE-2013-0190 kernel: stack corruption in xen_failsafe_callback() af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
USN-1728-1: Linux kernel (EC2) vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
oss-security - Xen Security Advisory 40 (CVE-2013-0190) - Linux stack corruption in xen_failsafe_callback for 32bit PVOPS guests. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
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