CVE-2013-0190

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.9 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2013-02-13 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

The xen_failsafe_callback function in Xen for the Linux kernel 2.6.23 and other versions, when running a 32-bit PVOPS guest, allows local users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) by triggering an iret fault, leading to use of an incorrect stack pointer and stack corruption.

Affected products

Linux kernel: through 2.6.23

References

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0496.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/16/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/16/8
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57433
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1725-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1728-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=896038
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0496.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/16/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/16/8
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57433
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1725-1

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