Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20131917000
Revision Date:2013-05-13Version:1
Title:CVE-2013-1917 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
Description:Xen 3.1 through 4.x, when running 64-bit hosts on Intel CPUs, does not clear the NT flag when using an IRET after a SYSENTER instruction, which allows PV guest users to cause a denial of service (hypervisor crash) by triggering a #GP fault, which is not properly handled by another IRET instruction.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2013-1917
Platform(s):Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) is installed.
  • AND The 'xen' package in precise was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.1.2-2ubuntu2.8').
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