CVE-2013-4551

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    CVE-2013-4551

    Published: 18 Nov 2013Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Xen 4.2.x and 4.3.x, when nested virtualization is disabled, does not properly check the emulation paths for (1) VMLAUNCH and (2) VMRESUME, which allows local HVM guest users to cause a denial of service (host crash) via unspecified vectors related to "guest VMX instruction execution."

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/55398, http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201407-03.xml, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00059.html, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/11/1, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63625, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029313, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/88649

    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