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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Citrix Xen up to 4.2.1 (Connectivity Software). This affects an unknown code of the component AMD IOMMU. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:
The AMD IOMMU support in Xen 4.2.x, 4.1.x, 3.3, and other versions, when using AMD-Vi for PCI passthrough, uses the same interrupt remapping table for the host and all guests, which allows guests to cause a denial of service by injecting an interrupt into other guests.
The weakness was shared 02/05/2013 as confirmed mailinglist post (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at openwall.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-0153 since 12/06/2012. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 68826 (Oracle Linux 5 : kernel (ELSA-2013-0847)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370047 (Citrix XenServer Security Update (CTX136540)).
Upgrading to version 4.1.3 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be patching the affected component. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (81831) and Tenable (68826). The entries 7602, 7603, 7604 and 7605 are related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Denial of serviceCWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: Unknown
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Unproven
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Nessus ID: 68826
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 5 : kernel (ELSA-2013-0847)
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OpenVAS ID: 892636
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2636-2 (xen - several vulnerabilities
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Upgrade: Xen 4.1.3
Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: citrix.comAdvisory: openwall.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2013-0153 (🔍)
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X-Force: 81831 - Xen AMD IOMMU denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityTracker: 1028234 - Xen AMD IOMMU Interrupt Remapping Table Bugs Let Local Guest Systems Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 39045 - XenSource Xen and Citrix XenServer Local Denial of Service When Using AMD-Vi for PCI Passthrough, Medium
SecurityFocus: 57745 - Xen AMD IOMMU CVE-2013-0153 Local Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 51881 - Xen Interrupt Remap Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability, Not Critical
OSVDB: 89867
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Entry
Created: 02/08/2013 10:38Updated: 05/04/2021 14:25
Changes: 02/08/2013 10:38 (83), 04/26/2017 23:49 (6), 05/04/2021 14:25 (3)
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Committer: olku
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