Description
The pciback_enable_msi function in the PCI backend driver (drivers/xen/pciback/conf_space_capability_msi.c) in Xen for the Linux kernel 2.6.18 and 3.8 allows guest OS users with PCI device access to cause a denial of service via a large number of kernel log messages. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.9/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00018.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html
- http://osvdb.org/89903
- http://secunia.com/advisories/52059Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2632
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/05/9
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57740
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81923
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-03/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-04/msg00018.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-06/msg00005.html
- http://osvdb.org/89903
- http://secunia.com/advisories/52059Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2632
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/05/9
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57740
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/81923
Timeline
- Published
- Feb 13, 2013
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified