CVE-2011-3131

Publication date 13 December 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Low

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Description

Xen 4.1.1 and earlier allows local guest OS kernels with control of a PCI[E] device to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and host hang) via many crafted DMA requests that are denied by the IOMMU, which triggers a livelock.

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
xen 13.10 saucy
Not affected
13.04 raring
Not affected
12.10 quantal
Not affected
12.04 LTS precise
Not affected
11.10 oneiric
Fixed 4.1.1-2ubuntu4.4
11.04 natty Not in release
10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
xen-3.1 13.10 saucy Not in release
13.04 raring Not in release
12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.10 oneiric Not in release
11.04 natty Not in release
10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored end of life
xen-3.2 13.10 saucy Not in release
13.04 raring Not in release
12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.10 oneiric Not in release
11.04 natty Not in release
10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Ignored end of life
xen-3.3 13.10 saucy Not in release
13.04 raring Not in release
12.10 quantal Not in release
12.04 LTS precise Not in release
11.10 oneiric Not in release
11.04 natty Ignored end of life
10.10 maverick Ignored end of life
10.04 LTS lucid Ignored end of life
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release

Notes

mdeslaur

This is XSA-5

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