Xen Linux netback CVE-2013-0217 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	57744
Class:	Unknown
CVE:	CVE-2013-0217
Remote:	No
Local:	Yes
Published:	Feb 05 2013 12:00AM
Updated:	Oct 04 2013 12:14AM
Credit:	The vendor reported this issue.
Vulnerable:	XenSource Xen 0 Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.10 i386 Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.10 amd64 Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 sparc Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 powerpc Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 i386 Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 ARM Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 amd64 Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 Citrix XenServer 6.0 Citrix XenServer 5.6 SP2 Citrix XenServer 5.6 Feature Pack 1 Citrix XenServer 5.6 Common Criteria Citrix XenServer 5.6 Citrix XenServer 5.5 Citrix XenServer 5.0 Update 3
Not Vulnerable:

Xen Linux netback CVE-2013-0217 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

Xen is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability.

Local attackers with access to a guest operating system can exploit this issue to crash the host operating system, effectively denying service to legitimate users.

Xen Linux netback CVE-2013-0217 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

Currently, we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Xen Linux netback CVE-2013-0217 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.

Xen Linux netback CVE-2013-0217 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

References:

• XenSource Homepage (XenSource)