kernel: xen: Hypervisor crash due to incorrect ASSERT (debug build only)
Published Jan 12, 2013
1.9
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.37%
Description
The get_page_type function in xen/arch/x86/mm.c in Xen 4.2, when debugging is enabled, allows local PV or HVM guest administrators to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and hypervisor crash) via unspecified vectors related to a hypercall.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of the kernel-xen package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5. This issue did not affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG as we did not have support for Xen hypervisor.
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:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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 | 0.37% (0.00372) | 28.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00372) | 28.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00073) | 19.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 28.60th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 13, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 26.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00062) | 24.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (15)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00051.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-04/msg00052.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://osvdb.org/88913 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q1/att-17/xsa37-4_2.patch x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55082 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/04/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/57159 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027937 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-0154 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=892647 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/80977 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-0154
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-0154
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