gsd-2010-4255
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:21
Details
The fixup_page_fault function in arch/x86/traps.c in Xen 4.0.1 and earlier on 64-bit platforms, when paravirtualization is enabled, does not verify that kernel mode is used to call the handle_gdt_ldt_mapping_fault function, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS BUG_ON) via a crafted memory access.
Aliases
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"vectorString": "AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C",
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"lastModifiedDate": "2018-10-10T20:07Z",
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