Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 18, 2013· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2013-4551
CVE-2013-4551
Description
Xen 4.2.x and 4.3.x, when nested virtualization is disabled, does not properly check the emulation paths for (1) VMLAUNCH and (2) VMRESUME, which allows local HVM guest users to cause a denial of service (host crash) via unspecified vectors related to "guest VMX instruction execution."
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Affected products
8cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 6 more
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 4.2.x, 4.3.x
Patches
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References
7- secunia.com/advisories/55398nvdVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00059.htmlnvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201407-03.xmlnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/11/1nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/63625nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1029313nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/88649nvd
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