CVE-2013-6375

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Summary

CVECVE-2013-6375
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2013-11-23 11:55:04 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionXen 4.2.x and 4.3.x, when using Intel VT-d for PCI passthrough, does not properly flush the TLB after clearing a present translation table entry, which allows local guest administrators to cause a denial of service or gain privileges via unspecified vectors related to an "inverted boolean parameter."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.9 from [email protected]

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

EPSS: 0.006280000 probability, percentile 0.703260000 (date 2026-04-29)

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Adjacent
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Opensuse Opensuse 13.1 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

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - Re: Xen Security Advisory 78 - Insufficient TLB flushing in VT-d (iommu) code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Xen TLB Flushing Error Lets Local Users on the Guest Operating System Deny Service or Gain Elevated Privileges on the Host System - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
oss-security - Xen Security Advisory 78 - Insufficient TLB flushing in VT-d (iommu) code af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
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 Third Party Advisory
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