CVE-2013-1432
Xen 4.1.x and 4.2.x, when the XSA-45 patch is in place, does not properly maintain references on...
Xen 4.1.x and 4.2.x, when the XSA-45 patch is in place, does not properly maintain references on pages stored for deferred cleanup, which allows local PV guest kernels to cause a denial of service (premature page free and hypervisor crash) or possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.4
Xen 4.1.x and 4.2.x, when the XSA-45 patch is in place, does not properly maintain references on pages stored for deferred cleanup, which allows local PV guest kernels to cause a denial of service (premature page free and hypervisor crash) or possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2013-1432- CVSS 2.0
- 7.4 High
AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-399
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Xen 4.1.x and 4.2.x, when the XSA-45 patch is in place, does not properly maintain references on pages stored for deferred cleanup, which allows local PV guest kernels to cause a denial of service (premature page free and hypervisor crash) or possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2013-1432- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2013-1470 No score
Xen 4.1.x and 4.2.x, when the XSA-45 patch is in place, does not properly maintain references on pages stored for deferred cleanup, which allows local PV guest kernels to cause a denial of service (premature page free and hypervisor crash) or possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
- Record
EUVD-2013-1470- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qh8v-6pfv-7hfc No score
Xen 4.1.x and 4.2.x, when the XSA-45 patch is in place, does not properly maintain references on...
Xen 4.1.x and 4.2.x, when the XSA-45 patch is in place, does not properly maintain references on pages stored for deferred cleanup, which allows local PV guest kernels to cause a denial of service (premature page free and hypervisor crash) or possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
- Record
GHSA-qh8v-6pfv-7hfc- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
Xen 4.1.x and 4.2.x, when the XSA-45 patch is in place, does not properly maintain references on pages stored for deferred cleanup, which allows local PV guest kernels to cause a denial of service (premature page free and hypervisor crash) or possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
- Record
CVE-2013-1432- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2013-1432 No score
Xen 4.1.x and 4.2.x, when the XSA-45 patch is in place, does not properly maintain references on pages stored for deferred cleanup, which allows local PV guest kernels to cause a denial of service (premature page free and hypervisor crash) or possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2013-1432- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2013-0197 No score
Updated xen package fixes security issues
This update fixes the following security issues: XSA-52/CVE-2013-2076: Information leak on XSAVE/XRSTOR capable AMD CPUs XSA-53/CVE-2013-2077: Hypervisor crash due to missing exception recovery on XRSTOR XSA-54/CVE-2013-2078: Hypervisor crash due to missing exception recovery on XSETBV XSA-55/CVE-2013-2194: integer overflows XSA-55/CVE-2013-2195: pointer dereferences XSA-55/CVE-2013-2196: other problems XSA-56/CVE-2013-2072: Buffer overflow in xencontrol Python bindings affecting xend XSA-57/CVE-2013-2211: libxl allows guest write access to sensitive console related xenstore keys XSA-58/CVE-2013-1432: Page reference counting error due to XSA-45/CVE-2013-1918 fixes
- Record
MGASA-2013-0197- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
xenDebian:12 |
before 4.3.0-1 | 4.3.0-1 |
xenDebian:13 |
before 4.3.0-1 | 4.3.0-1 |
xenDebian:14 |
before 4.3.0-1 | 4.3.0-1 |
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 |
xenMageia:3 From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 4.2.1-16.2.mga3 | 4.2.1-16.2.mga3 |
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-2013-1432 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.4) in Xen, published July 1, 2013. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.58%, the 48th percentile. Fixed in xen 4.3.0-1.