CVE-2013-2196

Description

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in the Elf parser (libelf) in Xen 4.2.x and earlier allow local guest administrators with certain permissions to have an unspecified impact via a crafted kernel, related to "other problems" that are not CVE-2013-2194 or CVE-2013-2195.

6.9

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.04%

Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory citrix.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00000.html	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/55082	third party advisory
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml	vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/20/4	mailing list
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/20/2	mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3006	vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00015.html	vendor advisory
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX138058	patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-2196?: CVE-2013-2196 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-2196?: To fix CVE-2013-2196, 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-2013-2196 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2013-2196 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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