CVE-2013-0216

Public Exploit

Description

The Xen netback functionality in the Linux kernel before 3.7.8 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (loop) by triggering ring pointer corruption.

Category

5.2
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.13%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=910883
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/48856286b64e4b66ec62b94e504d0b29c1ade664 patch exploit
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00004.html vendor advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=48856286b64e4b66ec62b94e504d0b29c1ade664
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00018.html vendor advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.8
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/05/12 mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-0216?
CVE-2013-0216 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-0216?
To fix CVE-2013-0216, 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-2013-0216 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2013-0216 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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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