CVE - CVE-2013-0228

CVE-ID
CVE-2013-0228	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The xen_iret function in arch/x86/xen/xen-asm_32.S in the Linux kernel before 3.7.9 on 32-bit Xen paravirt_ops platforms does not properly handle an invalid value in the DS segment register, which allows guest OS users to gain guest OS privileges via a crafted application.
References
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MLIST:[oss-security] 20130213 Xen Security Advisory 42 (CVE-2013-0228) - Linux kernel hits general protection if %ds is corrupt for 32-bit PVOPS. URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/13/10 CONFIRM:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=13d2b4d11d69a92574a55bfd985cfb0ca77aebdc CONFIRM:http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.9 CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=906309 CONFIRM:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/13d2b4d11d69a92574a55bfd985cfb0ca77aebdc MANDRIVA:MDVSA-2013:176 URL:http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176 UBUNTU:USN-1795-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1795-1 UBUNTU:USN-1796-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1796-1 UBUNTU:USN-1797-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1797-1 UBUNTU:USN-1805-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1805-1 UBUNTU:USN-1808-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1808-1
Assigning CNA
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Date Entry Created
20121206	Disclaimer: The entry creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20121206)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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