Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the libxl_list_cpupool function in the libxl toolstack library in Xen 4.2.x and 4.3.x, when running "under memory pressure," returns the original pointer when the realloc function fails, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (heap corruption and crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2013-4253 | Use-after-free vulnerability in the libxl_list_cpupool function in the libxl toolstack library in Xen 4.2.x and 4.3.x, when running "under memory pressure," returns the original pointer when the realloc function fails, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (heap corruption and crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T16:38:02.180Z
Reserved: 2013-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2013-4371
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Status : Modified
Published: 2013-10-17T23:55:04.547
Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040
Link: CVE-2013-4371
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