# CVE-2011-3131: 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 h

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2012-12-13 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

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## References

- http://xenbits.xen.org/hg/staging/xen-4.1-testing.hg/rev/84e3706df07a
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2582
- http://secunia.com/advisories/45622
- http://old-list-archives.xen.org/archives/html/xen-devel/2011-08/msg00450.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51468
- http://old-list-archives.xen.org/archives/html/xen-devel/2011-06/msg01106.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49146

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