CVE-2013-4553
The XEN_DOMCTL_getmemlist hypercall in Xen 3.4.x through 4.3.x (possibly 4.3.1) does not always...
The XEN_DOMCTL_getmemlist hypercall in Xen 3.4.x through 4.3.x (possibly 4.3.1) does not always obtain the page_alloc_lock and mm_rwlock in the same order, which allows local guest administrators to cause a denial of service (host deadlock).
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
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The XEN_DOMCTL_getmemlist hypercall in Xen 3.4.x through 4.3.x (possibly 4.3.1) does not always obtain the page_alloc_lock and mm_rwlock in the same order, which allows local guest administrators to cause a denial of service (host deadlock).
- Record
CVE-2013-4553- CVSS 2.0
- 5.2 Medium
AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The XEN_DOMCTL_getmemlist hypercall in Xen 3.4.x through 4.3.x (possibly 4.3.1) does not always obtain the page_alloc_lock and mm_rwlock in the same order, which allows local guest administrators to cause a denial of service (host deadlock).
- Record
CVE-2013-4553- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-4412 No score
The XEN_DOMCTL_getmemlist hypercall in Xen 3.4.x through 4.3.x (possibly 4.3.1) does not always obtain the page_alloc_lock and mm_rwlock in the same order, which allows local guest administrators to cause a denial of service (host deadlock).
- Record
EUVD-2013-4412- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gp79-c384-6cqv No score
The XEN_DOMCTL_getmemlist hypercall in Xen 3.4.x through 4.3.x (possibly 4.3.1) does not always...
The XEN_DOMCTL_getmemlist hypercall in Xen 3.4.x through 4.3.x (possibly 4.3.1) does not always obtain the page_alloc_lock and mm_rwlock in the same order, which allows local guest administrators to cause a denial of service (host deadlock).
- Record
GHSA-gp79-c384-6cqv- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
The XEN_DOMCTL_getmemlist hypercall in Xen 3.4.x through 4.3.x (possibly 4.3.1) does not always obtain the page_alloc_lock and mm_rwlock in the same order, which allows local guest administrators to cause a denial of service (host deadlock).
- Record
CVE-2013-4553- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-4553 No score
The XEN_DOMCTL_getmemlist hypercall in Xen 3.4.x through 4.3.x (possibly 4.3.1) does not always obtain the page_alloc_lock and mm_rwlock in the same order, which allows local guest administrators to cause a denial of service (host deadlock).
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2013-4553- 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 |
|---|---|---|
xenDebian:12 |
before 4.4.0-1 | 4.4.0-1 |
xenDebian:13 |
before 4.4.0-1 | 4.4.0-1 |
xenDebian:14 |
before 4.4.0-1 | 4.4.0-1 |
xenDebian: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 |
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-2013-4553 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.2) in Xen, published December 24, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.56%, the 47th percentile. Fixed in xen 4.4.0-1.
References
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/26/8
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201407-03.xml
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00010.html
debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3006
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4553
github.com/advisories/GHSA-gp79-c384-6cqv
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-4553
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1898