Denial of Service Vulnerability in Xen for Linux Kernel 2.6.23 and Earlier Versions

CVE-2013-0190

The xen_failsafe_callback function in Xen for the Linux kernel 2.6.23 and other versions, when running a 32-bit PVOPS guest, allows local users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) by triggering an iret fault, leading to use of an incorrect stack pointer and stack corruption.

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