VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2013-4553

CVSS score5.2 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.56%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2013-12-24
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

Description

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).

Weakness classification

  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Primary references