CVE-2011-3131

kernel: xen: IOMMU fault livelock

Published Dec 13, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Xen 4.1.1 and earlier allows local guest OS kernels with control of a PCI[E] device to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and host hang) via many crafted DMA requests that are denied by the IOMMU, which triggers a livelock.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-2582-1 xen security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-3099 Xen 4.1.1 and earlier allows local guest OS kernels with control of a PCI[E] device to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and host hang) via many crafted DMA requests that are denied by the IOMMU, which triggers a livelock.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Sep 16, 2024, 11:45 PM
Reserved
Aug 11, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 13, 2012, 11:53 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:32 PM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Aug 12, 2011, 12:00 AM