Xen 4.2.x, 4.1.x, and earlier, when the hypervisor is running "under memory pressure" and the Xen Security Module (XSM) is enabled, uses the wrong ordering of operations when extending the per-domain event channel tracking table, which causes a use-after-free and allows local guest kernels to inject arbitrary events and gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
Published 2013-04-12 22:55:01
Updated 2017-08-29 01:33:12
Source Red Hat, Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Memory Corruption

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-1920

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.06%

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 26 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ

CVSS scores for CVE-2013-1920

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source
4.4
MEDIUM AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
3.4
6.4
NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2013-1920

  • Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2013-1920

Products affected by CVE-2013-1920

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