CVE-2013-2072 (GCVE-0-2013-2072)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2013-08-28 17:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 15:27
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Buffer overflow in the Python bindings for the xc_vcpu_setaffinity call in Xen 4.0.x, 4.1.x, and 4.2.x allows local administrators with permissions to configure VCPU affinity to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and xend toolstack crash) and possibly gain privileges via a crafted cpumap.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
7 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/59982 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/17/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3041 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA |
Date Public
2013-05-17 00:00
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