Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 7, 2013· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2013-0151

Description

The do_hvm_op function in xen/arch/x86/hvm/hvm.c in Xen 4.2.x on the x86_32 platform does not prevent HVM_PARAM_NESTEDHVM (aka nested virtualization) operations, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (long-duration page mappings and host OS crash) by leveraging administrative access to an HVM guest in a domain with a large number of VCPUs.

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Affected products

Xen/Xen3 versions
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.0:-:*:*:*:*:x86:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.0:-:*:*:*:*:x86:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.1:-:*:*:*:*:x86:*
- (no CPE)range: 4.2.x
osv-coords
pkg:rpm/opensuse/xen&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweed
Range: < 4.7.0_12-1.3

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References

openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/22/10nvd
secunia.com/advisories/55082nvd
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xmlnvd
xenbits.xen.org/gitweb/nvd

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