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CVE-2013-0231


The pciback_enable_msi function in the PCI backend driver (drivers/xen/pciback/conf_space_capability_msi.c) in Xen for the Linux kernel 2.6.18 and 3.8 allows guest OS users with PCI device access to cause a denial of service via a large number of kernel log messages. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.


Published

2013-02-13T01:55:03.497

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.9 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System linux linux_kernel 2.6.18 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel 3.8 Yes
Operating System xen xen 3.0.2 Yes
Operating System xen xen 3.0.3 Yes
Operating System xen xen 3.0.4 Yes
Operating System xen xen 3.1.3 Yes
Operating System xen xen 3.1.4 Yes
Operating System xen xen 3.2.0 Yes
Operating System xen xen 3.2.1 Yes
Operating System xen xen 3.2.2 Yes
Operating System xen xen 3.2.3 Yes

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