Description
The Xen netback functionality in the Linux kernel before 3.7.8 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (loop) by triggering ring pointer corruption.
References (9)
Core 9
Core References
Patch x_refsource_confirm
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=48856286b64e4b66ec62b94e504d0b29c1ade664
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=910883
Exploit, Patch x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/48856286b64e4b66ec62b94e504d0b29c1ade664
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00004.html
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00018.html
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.8
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/05/12
Scores
EPSS
0.0027
EPSS Percentile
50.0%
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (44)
linux/linux_kernel
3.0 rc1 (7 CPE variants)
linux/linux_kernel
3.0.1
linux/linux_kernel
3.0.2
linux/linux_kernel
3.0.3
linux/linux_kernel
3.0.4
linux/linux_kernel
3.0.5
linux/linux_kernel
3.0.6
linux/linux_kernel
3.0.7
linux/linux_kernel
3.0.8
linux/linux_kernel
3.0.9
... and 34 more
Published
Feb 18, 2013
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026