Vulnerability identifier: #VU42177
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Xen
Server applications /
Virtualization software
Vendor: Xen Project
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The instruction emulation in Xen 3.0.3 allows local SMP guest users to cause a denial of service (host crash) by replacing the instruction that causes the VM to exit in one thread with a different instruction in a different thread.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Xen: 3.0.3
External links
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1065.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1163.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/07/3
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=702657
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.