CVE-2013-0190 Memory corruption in n/a
Local attackers can crash 32-bit Xen PVOPS guests by triggering an iret fault, causing stack corruption and denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2013-0190?
CVE-2013-0190 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 13 Feb 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-0190?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2013-0190?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2013-0190 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-0190 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-0190, GHSA-94hw-6g8m-4wf2.