UBUNTU-CVE-2013-0190

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2013-0190

    Published: 16 Jan 2013Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2013-0190
    Aliases:
    USN-1719-1
    USN-1720-1
    USN-1725-1

    Summary:

    Details: The xen_failsafe_callback function in Xen for the Linux kernel 2.6.23 and other versions, when running a 32-bit PVOPS guest, allows local users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) by triggering an iret fault, leading to use of an incorrect stack pointer and stack corruption.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-0190, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/16/8, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1719-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1720-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1725-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1728-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1767-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1768-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1769-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-1774-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-0190

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.11.0-12.19

    Affected versions

    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