CVE-2013-4494: debian debian_linux Improper Input Validation

Modified

AliasesRHSA-2014:0108DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4494

Published 02-11-2013Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-4494 is a medium (CVSS 5.2) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.67% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority

Routine

Not severe (CVSS 5.2, adjacent network); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?

CVSS score

5.2/10

010

Medium · v2.0 (NVD)

EPSS score

0.67%

0%100%

Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days

KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.

RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.

Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 1

DSA-3006-1 OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10196-1

Timeline

02-11-2013
PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
06-08-2024
Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Xen before 4.1.x, 4.2.x, and 4.3.x does not take the page_alloc_lock and grant_table.lock in the same order, which allows local guest administrators with access to multiple vcpus to cause a denial of service (host deadlock) via unspecified vectors.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

v2.05.2

EPSS trend

Probability

0.67%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

52%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.67% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

CWE-20Improper Input ValidationThe product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: adjacent network, authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Redhat18 products

kernel< 0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
kernel-debug< 0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
kernel-debug-debuginfo< 0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
kernel-debug-devel< 0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
kernel-debuginfo< 0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5

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Debian2 products

xen< 4.4.0-1
debian_linuxEOL7.0

Xen1 product

xen≥ 4.1.0, ≤ 4.1.6.1 | ≥ 4.2.0, ≤ 4.2.5 | ≥ 4.3.0, ≤ 4.3.4

3 vendors · 21 products

References

17 links

lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00000.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/01/2Mailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/01/3Mailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0108.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource REDHATThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201407-03.xmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource GENTOOThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3006Vendor AdvisoryX Refsource DEBIANThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00015.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00059.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014:0108Advisory

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