CVE-2011-3131
Xen 4.1.1 and earlier allows local guest OS kernels with control of a PCI[E] device to cause a...
Xen 4.1.1 and earlier allows local guest OS kernels with control of a PCI[E] device to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and host hang) via many crafted DMA requests that are denied by the IOMMU, which triggers a livelock.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
4.6
Xen 4.1.1 and earlier allows local guest OS kernels with control of a PCI[E] device to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and host hang) via many crafted DMA requests that are denied by the IOMMU, which triggers a livelock.
- Record
CVE-2011-3131- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Xen 4.1.1 and earlier allows local guest OS kernels with control of a PCI[E] device to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and host hang) via many crafted DMA requests that are denied by the IOMMU, which triggers a livelock.
- Record
CVE-2011-3131- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2011-3099 No score
Xen 4.1.1 and earlier allows local guest OS kernels with control of a PCI[E] device to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and host hang) via many crafted DMA requests that are denied by the IOMMU, which triggers a livelock.
- Record
EUVD-2011-3099- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-86mp-q3fq-9h73 No score
Xen 4.1.1 and earlier allows local guest OS kernels with control of a PCI[E] device to cause a...
Xen 4.1.1 and earlier allows local guest OS kernels with control of a PCI[E] device to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and host hang) via many crafted DMA requests that are denied by the IOMMU, which triggers a livelock.
- Record
GHSA-86mp-q3fq-9h73- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Xen 4.1.1 and earlier allows local guest OS kernels with control of a PCI[E] device to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and host hang) via many crafted DMA requests that are denied by the IOMMU, which triggers a livelock.
- Record
CVE-2011-3131- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2011-3131 No score
Xen 4.1.1 and earlier allows local guest OS kernels with control of a PCI[E] device to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and host hang) via many crafted DMA requests that are denied by the IOMMU, which triggers a livelock.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2011-3131- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
xenDebian:12 |
before 4.1.2-1 | 4.1.2-1 |
xenDebian:13 |
before 4.1.2-1 | 4.1.2-1 |
xenDebian:14 |
before 4.1.2-1 | 4.1.2-1 |
xenDebian:6.0 |
before 4.0.1-5.5, plus listed versions 4.0.1-24.0.1-44.0.1-54.0.1-5.14.0.1-5.24.0.1-5.34.0.1-5.4 |
4.0.1-5.5 |
kernelRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 |
kernel-PAERed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 |
kernel-PAE-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 |
kernel-PAE-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 |
kernel-debugRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 |
kernel-debug-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
kernel-debug-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 |
kernel-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 |
kernel-debuginfo-commonRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 |
kernel-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 |
kernel-docRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 |
kernel-xenRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 |
kernel-xen-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 |
kernel-xen-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client |
before 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 |
kernelRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 |
kernel-PAERed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 |
kernel-PAE-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 |
kernel-PAE-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 |
kernel-debugRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 |
kernel-debug-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 |
kernel-debug-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 |
kernel-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 |
kernel-debuginfo-commonRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 |
kernel-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 |
kernel-docRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 |
kernel-kdumpRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 |
kernel-kdump-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 |
kernel-kdump-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 |
kernel-xenRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 |
kernel-xen-debuginfoRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 |
kernel-xen-develRed Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server |
before 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 | 0:2.6.18-274.7.1.el5 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 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-2011-3131 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Xen, published December 7, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.44%, the 38th percentile. Fixed in xen 4.1.2-1.
References
xenbits.xen.org/hg/staging/xen-4.1-testing.hg/rev/84e3706df07a
debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2582
secunia.com/advisories/45622
old-list-archives.xen.org/archives/html/xen-devel/2011-08/msg00450.html
secunia.com/advisories/51468
old-list-archives.xen.org/archives/html/xen-devel/2011-06/msg01106.html
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securityfocus.com/bid/49146
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3131
github.com/advisories/GHSA-86mp-q3fq-9h73
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-3131
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011:1386
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification
docs.redhat.com/docs/en-US/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux/5/html/5.7_Technical_Notes/kernel.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1241.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-1065.html
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=684671
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=697394
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=715436
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=716538
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=722393
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=722557
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=723429
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=726552
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=728518
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=730341
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=730682
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=730686
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=730917
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=731172
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=732658
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=732869
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=732878
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=733665
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=736425
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=738389
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=738392
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=739823
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2011/rhsa-2011_1386.json
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-4067
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-4067
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-4067
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1160
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1160
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1160
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1585
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1585
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1585
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1833
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1833
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1833
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2484
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2484
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2484
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2496
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2496
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2496
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2695
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2695
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2695
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2699
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2699
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2699
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2723
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2723
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2723
git.kernel.org/linus/17dd759c67f21e34f2156abcf415e1f60605a188
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2942
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-2942
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2942
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3131
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-3131
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3188
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-3188
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3188
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3191
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-3191
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3191
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3209
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-3209
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3209
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3347
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-3347
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3347