Description
Memory leak in drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c in the Xen netback functionality in the Linux kernel before 3.7.8 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering certain error conditions.
Published: 2013-02-18
Score: 5.2 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-0251 Memory leak in drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c in the Xen netback functionality in the Linux kernel before 3.7.8 allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by triggering certain error conditions.
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Linux Linux Kernel
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T14:18:09.557Z

Reserved: 2012-12-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2013-0217

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Status : Modified

Published: 2013-02-18T04:41:50.367

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2013-0217

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-0217 - Bugzilla

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