CVE-2013-4554

Summary

CVE	CVE-2013-4554
State	PUBLISHED
Assigner	redhat
Source Priority	CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published	2013-12-24 19:55:07 UTC
Updated	2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
Description	Xen 3.0.3 through 4.1.x (possibly 4.1.6.1), 4.2.x (possibly 4.2.3), and 4.3.x (possibly 4.3.1) does not properly prevent access to hypercalls, which allows local guest users to gain privileges via a crafted application running in ring 1 or 2.

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5.2 from [email protected]

AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS: 0.002090000 probability, percentile 0.431040000 (date 2026-04-30)

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

Access Vector

Adjacent

Access Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

Partial

Availability

Partial

AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language
Operating System	Xen	Xen	3.0.3	All	All	All
Operating System	Xen	Xen	3.0.4	All	All	All
Operating System	Xen	Xen	3.1.3	All	All	All
Operating System	Xen	Xen	3.1.4	All	All	All
Operating System	Xen	Xen	3.2.0	All	All	All
Operating System	Xen	Xen	3.2.1	All	All	All
Operating System	Xen	Xen	3.2.2	All	All	All
Operating System	Xen	Xen	3.2.3	All	All	All
Operating System	Xen	Xen	3.3.0	All	All	All
Operating System	Xen	Xen	3.3.1	All	All	All
Operating System	Xen	Xen	3.3.2	All	All	All
Operating System	Xen	Xen	3.4.0	All	All	All
Operating System	Xen	Xen	3.4.1	All	All	All
Operating System	Xen	Xen	3.4.2	All	All	All
Operating System	Xen	Xen	3.4.3	All	All	All
Operating System	Xen	Xen	3.4.4	All	All	All
Operating System	Xen	Xen	4.0.0	All	All	All
Operating System	Xen	Xen	4.0.1	All	All	All
Operating System	Xen	Xen	4.0.2	All	All	All
Operating System	Xen	Xen	4.0.3	All	All	All
Operating System	Xen	Xen	4.0.4	All	All	All
Operating System	Xen	Xen	4.1.0	All	All	All
Operating System	Xen	Xen	4.1.1	All	All	All
Operating System	Xen	Xen	4.1.2	All	All	All
Operating System	Xen	Xen	4.1.3	All	All	All
Operating System	Xen	Xen	4.1.4	All	All	All
Operating System	Xen	Xen	4.1.5	All	All	All
Operating System	Xen	Xen	4.1.6.1	All	All	All
Operating System	Xen	Xen	4.2.0	All	All	All
Operating System	Xen	Xen	4.2.1	All	All	All
Operating System	Xen	Xen	4.2.2	All	All	All
Operating System	Xen	Xen	4.2.3	All	All	All
Operating System	Xen	Xen	4.3.0	All	All	All
Operating System	Xen	Xen	4.3.1	All	All	All

Source	Vendor	Product	Version	Platforms
CNA	Na	N/a	affected n/a	Not specified

Reference	Source	Link	Tags
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2014:0446-1: important: Security update for	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2014:0372-1: important: Security update for	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	lists.opensuse.org
Red Hat Customer Portal	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	rhn.redhat.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2014:0470-1: important: Security update for	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	lists.opensuse.org
oss-security - Xen Security Advisory 76 (CVE-2013-4554) - Hypercalls exposed to privilege rings 1 and 2 of HVM guests	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	www.openwall.com
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Xen: Multiple Vunlerabilities	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	security.gentoo.org
openSUSE-SU-2013:1876-1: moderate: xen: security and bugfix update	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2014:0411-1: important: Security update for	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	lists.opensuse.org
CVE Program record	CVE.ORG	www.cve.org	canonical
NVD vulnerability detail	NVD	nvd.nist.gov	canonical, analysis

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There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.