CVE-2013-0231

kernel: xen: pciback DoS via not rate limited log messages

Severity Score

7.1

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

La función pciback_enable_msi en el controlador PCI backend (drivers/xen/pciback/conf_space_capability_msi.c) en Xen para Linux kernel v2.6.18 y v3.8, permite que los usuarios de los sistemas operativos huésped (guest) puedan provocar una denegación de servicio a través de un número elevado de mensajes de log del kernel. NOTA: algunos de estos detalles han sido obtenidos a partir de información de terceros.

Multiple vulnerabilities has been found and corrected in the Linux kernel. net/ceph/auth_none.c in the Linux kernel through 3.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and system crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via an auth_reply message that triggers an attempted build_request operation. The HP Smart Array controller disk-array driver and Compaq SMART2 controller disk-array driver in the Linux kernel through 3.9.4 do not initialize certain data structures, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory via a crafted IDAGETPCIINFO command for a /dev/ida device, related to the ida_locked_ioctl function in drivers/block/cpqarray.c or a crafted CCISS_PASSTHRU32 command for a /dev/cciss device, related to the cciss_ioctl32_passthru function in drivers/block/cciss.c. Various other issues have also been addressed. The updated packages provides a solution for these security issues.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Complete

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2012-12-06 CVE Reserved
2013-02-13 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

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

CAPEC

References (11)

URL	Tag	Source
http://osvdb.org/89903	Vdb Entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/05/9	Mailing List
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57740	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81923	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00004.html	2017-08-29
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00018.html	2017-08-29
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html	2017-08-29
http://secunia.com/advisories/52059	2017-08-29
http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2632	2017-08-29
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0231	2013-04-16
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=910874	2013-04-16

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				2.6.18 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "2.6.18"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				3.8 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "3.8"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				3.0.2 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "3.0.2"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				3.0.3 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "3.0.3"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				3.0.4 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "3.0.4"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				3.1.3 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "3.1.3"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				3.1.4 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "3.1.4"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				3.2.0 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "3.2.0"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				3.2.1 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "3.2.1"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				3.2.2 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "3.2.2"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				3.2.3 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "3.2.3"		-		Affected