CVE-2010-4255

xen: 64-bit PV xen guest can crash host by accessing hypervisor per-domain memory area

Published Jan 25, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-4228 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 3:34 AM
Reserved
Nov 16, 2010, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 25, 2011, 1:00 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:24 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Nov 29, 2010, 12:00 AM