CVE-2013-4553 in Linux Foundation Xen
Summary
The XEN_DOMCTL_getmemlist hypercall in Xen 3.4.x through 4.3.x (possibly 4.3.1) does not always obtain the page_alloc_lock and mm_rwlock in the same order, which allows local guest administrators to cause a denial of service (host deadlock).
Reservation
06/12/2013
Disclosure
12/24/2013
Entries
VulDB provides additional information and datapoints for this CVE:
| ID | Vulnerability | CWE | Exp | Cou | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11330 | Linux Foundation Xen XEN_DOMCTL_getmemlist memory corruption | 119 | Not defined | Workaround | CVE-2013-4553 |