CVE-2013-0228 Privilege escalation in n/a

What is CVE-2013-0228?

CVE-2013-0228 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 1 Mar 2013. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The xen_iret function in arch/x86/xen/xen-asm_32.S in the Linux kernel before 3.7.9 on 32-bit Xen paravirt_ops platforms does not properly handle an invalid value in the DS segment register, which allows guest OS users to gain guest OS privileges via a crafted application.

Weakness: CWE-189

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-0228?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2013-0228?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2013-0228 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-0228 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

• CVE-2026-53266 Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2013-6282 Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2022-0185 Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2026-53362 Linux Kernel Unspecified Exploited High 7.8

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-0228, GHSA-rpjw-3rhf-vwh8.