kernel: xen: lock order reversal between page_alloc_lock and mm_rwlock
Published Dec 24, 2013
5.2
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.56%
Description
The XEN_DOMCTL_getmemlist hypercall in Xen 3.4.x through 4.3.x (possibly 4.3.1) does not always obtain the page_alloc_lock and mm_rwlock in the same order, which allows local guest administrators to cause a denial of service (host deadlock).
Affected products
No data.
- 3.4.0
- 3.4.1
- 3.4.2
- 3.4.3
- 3.4.4
- 4.0.0
- 4.0.1
- 4.0.2
- 4.0.3
- 4.0.4
- 4.1.0
- 4.1.1
- 4.1.2
- 4.1.3
- 4.1.4
- 4.1.5
- 4.1.6.1
- 4.2.0
- 4.2.1
- 4.2.2
- 4.2.3
- 4.3.0
- 4.3.1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel-xen
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel-xen | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
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 2 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:A/AC:M/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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.56% (0.00565) | 44.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.56% (0.00565) | 42.26th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.41% (0.00414) | 58.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.19% (0.04191) | 80.87th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.41% (0.00411) | 59.27th | 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 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00010.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00059.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201407-03.xml vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3006 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/26/8 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4553 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1029120 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4553
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4553
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00010.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00059.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201407-03.xml | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3006 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/26/8 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2013-4553 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1029120 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-4553 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-4553 |
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