Vulnerability Details : CVE-2013-4553

The XEN_DOMCTL_getmemlist hypercall in Xen 3.4.x through 4.3.x (possibly 4.3.1) does not always obtain the page_alloc_lock and mm_rwlock in the same order, which allows local guest administrators to cause a denial of service (host deadlock).
Published 2013-12-24 19:55:07
Updated 2025-04-11 00:51:22
Source Red Hat, Inc.
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Denial of service

Products affected by CVE-2013-4553

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2013-4553

EPSS FAQ
0.39%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 59 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2013-4553

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
5.2
 MEDIUM AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
4.4
6.9
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2013-4553

  • The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2013-4553

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