CVE-2013-0231

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    CVE-2013-0231

    Published: 13 Feb 2013Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The pciback_enable_msi function in the PCI backend driver (drivers/xen/pciback/conf_space_capability_msi.c) in Xen for the Linux kernel 2.6.18 and 3.8 allows guest OS users with PCI device access to cause a denial of service via a large number of kernel log messages. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/52059, http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2632, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00004.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00018.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html, http://osvdb.org/89903, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/05/9, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57740, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81923

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High