kernel: xen: x86_64: fix error checking in arch_set_info_guest()
Published Jan 7, 2014
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.67%
Description
Xen, possibly before 4.0.2, allows local 64-bit PV guests to cause a denial of service (host crash) by specifying user mode execution without user-mode pagetables.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 4.0.1
- 3.0.2
- 3.0.3
- 3.0.4
- 3.1.3
- 3.1.4
- 3.2.0
- 3.2.1
- 3.2.2
- 3.2.3
- 3.3.0
- 3.3.1
- 3.3.2
- 3.4.0
- 3.4.1
- 3.4.2
- 3.4.3
- 3.4.4
- 4.0.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel-0:2.6.18-238.12.1.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2011:0833
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel-0:2.6.18-238.12.1.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2011:0833 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.67% (0.00667) | 50.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.67% (0.00673) | 47.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.10% (0.00105) | 26.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.07% (0.00072) | 33.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.07% (0.00074) | 30.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.59% (0.01592) | 75.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 13, 2023 | 1.59% (0.01592) | 74.96th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2023 | 1.75% (0.01755) | 75.68th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.59% (0.01592) | 73.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.59% (0.01592) | 52.35th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100145416 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0833.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://wiki.xen.org/wiki/Security_Announcements#XSA-1_Host_crash_due_to_failure_to_correctly_validate_PV_kernel_execution_state. x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1166 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688579 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1166
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1166
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100145416 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2011-0833.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://wiki.xen.org/wiki/Security_Announcements#XSA-1_Host_crash_due_to_failure_to_correctly_validate_PV_kernel_execution_state. | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1166 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688579 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1166 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-1166 |
Change history (0)
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