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CVE-2013-0241

The QXL display driver in QXL Virtual GPU 0.1.0 allows local users to cause a denial of service (guest crash or hang) via a SPICE connection that prevents other threads from obtaining the qemu_mutex mutex. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2013-0241 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 5 products from qxl_graphics_driver_project, from canonical, from redhat and 2 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2013, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2013-02-13T01:55:04.137

Last Modified

2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 2.1 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-399

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	qxl_graphics_driver_project	xf86-video-qxl	0.1.0	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	11.10	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	12.04	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_desktop	6.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_server	6.0	Yes
Operating System	redhat	enterprise_linux_workstation	6.0	Yes

References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0218.html ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/52021 Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:138 ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/30/3 ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/30/4 ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1714-1 ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=906032 ([email protected])
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81704 ([email protected])
https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0036 ([email protected])
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0218.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/52021 Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:138 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/30/3 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/30/4 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1714-1 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=906032 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81704 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0036 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For qxl_graphics_driver_project's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.