CVE-2013-4371
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CVE-2013-4371
Published: 17 Oct 2013Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026
Summary:
Details: Use-after-free vulnerability in the libxl_list_cpupool function in the libxl toolstack library in Xen 4.2.x and 4.3.x, when running "under memory pressure," returns the original pointer when the realloc function fails, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (heap corruption and crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
References: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201407-03.xml, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/10/12
Affected packages
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
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Privileges Required
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User Interaction
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Scope
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Integrity
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Availability
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