CVE-2011-1780

Description

The instruction emulation in Xen 3.0.3 allows local SMP guest users to cause a denial of service (host crash) by replacing the instruction that causes the VM to exit in one thread with a different instruction in a different thread.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.22%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1065.html vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=702657
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/07/3 mailing list
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1163.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-1780?
CVE-2011-1780 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-1780?
To fix CVE-2011-1780, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-1780 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-1780 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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