CVE - CVE-2013-4551

CVE-ID
CVE-2013-4551	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Xen 4.2.x and 4.3.x, when nested virtualization is disabled, does not properly check the emulation paths for (1) VMLAUNCH and (2) VMRESUME, which allows local HVM guest users to cause a denial of service (host crash) via unspecified vectors related to "guest VMX instruction execution."
References
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MISC:1029313 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029313 MISC:55398 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/55398 MISC:63625 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63625 MISC:GLSA-201407-03 URL:http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201407-03.xml MISC:[oss-security] 20131111 Xen Security Advisory 75 (CVE-2013-4551) - Host crash due to guest VMX instruction execution URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/11/1 MISC:openSUSE-SU-2013:1876 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00059.html MISC:xen-cve20134551-dos(88649) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/88649
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20130612	Disclaimer: The record 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 (20130612)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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