CVE-2011-1780

kernel: xen: svm: insufficiencies in handling emulated instructions during vm exits

Published Jan 7, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 6.1 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The instruction emulation in Xen 3.0.3 allows local SMP guest users to cause a denial of service (host crash) by replacing the instruction that causes the VM to exit in one thread with a different instruction in a different thread.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-1778 The instruction emulation in Xen 3.0.3 allows local SMP guest users to cause a denial of service (host crash) by replacing the instruction that causes the VM to exit in one thread with a different instruction in a different thread.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 10:37 PM
Reserved
Apr 19, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 7, 2014, 7:55 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:30 PM
Severity
Important
Public date
Jul 7, 2011, 12:00 AM