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CVE-2013-4494

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...

5.2 MediumFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

0.67%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.2

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.

Record
CVE-2013-4494
CVSS 2.0
5.2 MediumAV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2013-4494
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-4356 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2013-4356
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r35f-92wf-6vvc No score

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...

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.

Record
GHSA-r35f-92wf-6vvc
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

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.

Record
CVE-2013-4494
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-4494 No score

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4494
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

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
xen
Debian:12
 before 4.4.0-1
4.4.0-1
xen
Debian:13
 before 4.4.0-1
4.4.0-1
xen
Debian:14
 before 4.4.0-1
4.4.0-1
xen
Debian:7
From an advisory covering 19 CVEs
 before 4.1.4-3+deb7u2, plus listed versions
4.1.4-34.1.4-3+deb7u1
4.1.4-3+deb7u2
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
kernel-PAE
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
kernel-PAE-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
kernel-PAE-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
kernel-debug
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
kernel-debug-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
kernel-debug-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
kernel-debuginfo-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
kernel-headers
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
kernel-xen
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
kernel-xen-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
kernel-xen-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
kernel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
kernel-PAE
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
kernel-PAE-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
kernel-PAE-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
kernel-debug
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
kernel-debug-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
kernel-debug-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
kernel-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
kernel-debuginfo-common
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
kernel-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
kernel-doc
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
kernel-headers
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
kernel-kdump
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
kernel-kdump-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
kernel-kdump-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
kernel-xen
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
kernel-xen-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
kernel-xen-devel
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
0:2.6.18-371.4.1.el5
xen
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 124 CVEs
 before 4.7.0_12-1.3
4.7.0_12-1.3

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2013-4494 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.2) in Xen, published November 2, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.67%, the 52nd percentile. Fixed in xen 4.4.0-1.

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