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...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2013-0151- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:A/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2013-0151- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-0194 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2013-0194- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m64p-frgg-6gxh No score
The do_hvm_op function in xen/arch/x86/hvm/hvm.c in Xen 4.2.x on the x86_32 platform does not...
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.
- Record
GHSA-m64p-frgg-6gxh- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10196-1 No score
xen-4.7.0_12-1.3 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the xen-4.7.0_12-1.3 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10196-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
xenopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 124 CVEs |
before 4.7.0_12-1.3 | 4.7.0_12-1.3 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2013-0151 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Xen, published March 7, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.60%, the 49th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
secunia.com/advisories/55082
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml
xenbits.xen.org/gitweb?p=xen.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d60d7082289a74e44b3dc8f67df46c3404ca08bf
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/22/10
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0151
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github.com/advisories/GHSA-m64p-frgg-6gxh
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1898