# CVE-2013-0151: The do\_hvm\_op function in xen/arch/x86/hvm/hvm.c in Xen 4.2.x on the x86\_32 platform does not prevent HVM\_PARAM\_NESTEDHVM (aka nested virtua

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2013-03-07 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The do_hvm_op function in xen/arch/x86/hvm/hvm.c in Xen 4.2.x on the x86_32 platform does not prevent HVM_PARAM_NESTEDHVM (aka nested virtualization) operations, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (long-duration page mappings and host OS crash) by leveraging administrative access to an HVM guest in a domain with a large number of VCPUs.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/55082
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml
- http://xenbits.xen.org/gitweb/?p=xen.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d60d7082289a74e44b3dc8f67df46c3404ca08bf
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/22/10

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