CVE-2013-0215: Medium severity xen xapi vulnerability

Published Mar 7, 2013

Updated

oxenstored in Xen 4.1.x, Xen 4.2.x, and xen-unstable does not properly consider the state of the Xenstore ring during read operations, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (daemon crash and host-control outage, or memory consumption) or obtain sensitive control-plane data by leveraging guest administrative access.

Affected Software

7 affected components

XEN Xen=4.1.0

XEN Xen=4.1.1

XEN Xen=4.1.2

XEN Xen=4.1.3

XEN Xen=4.1.4

XEN Xen=4.2.0

XEN Xen=4.2.1

Event History

Mar 7, 2013

CVE Published

via MITRE·02:00 AM

Data Sourced

via MITRE·02:00 AM

Description

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-0215?

CVE-2013-0215 has a medium severity rating due to its potential for denial of service and exposure of sensitive data.

How do I fix CVE-2013-0215?

To mitigate CVE-2013-0215, users should upgrade to a patched version of Xen that addresses this vulnerability.

What versions of Xen are affected by CVE-2013-0215?

CVE-2013-0215 affects Xen versions 4.1.0 to 4.1.4 and 4.2.0 to 4.2.1.

What are the potential impacts of CVE-2013-0215?

Exploitation of CVE-2013-0215 can lead to daemon crashes, host-control outages, or excessive memory consumption.

Who can be impacted by CVE-2013-0215?

Users of guest operating systems in environments utilizing the affected versions of Xen may experience disruptions or data leakage.