CVE-2013-2072
xen - security update
EPSS 0.36%
Description
Buffer overflow in the Python bindings for the xc_vcpu_setaffinity call in Xen 4.0.x, 4.1.x, and 4.2.x allows local administrators with permissions to configure VCPU affinity to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and xend toolstack crash) and possibly gain privileges via a crafted cpumap.
How to fix CVE-2013-2072
To remediate CVE-2013-2072, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/xen—upgrade to 4.2.2-1 or later
- Debian/xen—upgrade to 4.1.4-3+deb7u3 or later
Is CVE-2013-2072 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 4.2.2-1
- from 0, < 4.1.4-3+deb7u3