CVE-2011-1583

xen: insufficiencies in pv kernel image validation

Published Aug 12, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 6.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Multiple integer overflows in tools/libxc/xc_dom_bzimageloader.c in Xen 3.2, 3.3, 4.0, and 4.1 allow local users to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted paravirtualised guest kernel image that triggers (1) a buffer overflow during a decompression loop or (2) an out-of-bounds read in the loader involving unspecified length fields.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2337-1 xen security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-1583 Multiple integer overflows in tools/libxc/xc_dom_bzimageloader.c in Xen 3.2, 3.3, 4.0, and 4.1 allow local users to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted paravirtualised guest kernel image that triggers (1) a buffer overflow during a decompression loop or (2) an out-of-bounds read in the loader involving unspecified length fields.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 10:28 PM
Reserved
Apr 5, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 12, 2011, 6:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:29 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
May 9, 2011, 12:00 AM