Improper input validation in Xen

CVE-2013-1917

Xen 3.1 through 4.x, when running 64-bit hosts on Intel CPUs, does not clear the NT flag when using an IRET after a SYSENTER instruction, which allows PV guest users to cause a denial of service (hypervisor crash) by triggering a #GP fault, which is not properly handled by another IRET instruction.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.004 (29.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Xen — versions 3.1.3, 3.1.4, 3.2.0
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References