xen: misplaced free in ocaml xc_vcpu_getaffinity stub (XSA-69)
Published Oct 17, 2013
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.43%
Description
The ocaml binding for the xc_vcpu_getaffinity function in Xen 4.2.x and 4.3.x frees certain memory that may still be intended for use, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (heap corruption and crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors that trigger a (1) use-after-free or (2) double free.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue does not affect the versions of the xen package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 as it does not provide support for the ocaml toolstack. This issue does not affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2.
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:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00429) | 34.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00429) | 34.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.09% (0.00086) | 22.67th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.59% (0.01592) | 75.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 4, 2023 | 1.59% (0.01592) | 75.48th | 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 (8)
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/att-61/xsa69.patch x_refsource_MISC
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201407-03.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/10/13 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-69.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4370 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1012561 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4370
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4370
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2013/q4/att-61/xsa69.patch | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201407-03.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/10/10/13 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-69.html | ||
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4370 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1012561 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4370 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4370 |
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