The xenlight library (libxl) in Xen 4.0.x through 4.2.x, when IOMMU is disabled, provides access to a busmastering-capable PCI passthrough device before the IOMMU setup is complete, which allows local HVM guest domains to gain privileges or cause a denial of service via a DMA instruction.
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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3006-1 xen security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2013-4216 The xenlight library (libxl) in Xen 4.0.x through 4.2.x, when IOMMU is disabled, provides access to a busmastering-capable PCI passthrough device before the IOMMU setup is complete, which allows local HVM guest domains to gain privileges or cause a denial of service via a DMA instruction.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T16:38:01.981Z

Reserved: 2013-06-12T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2013-4329

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2013-09-12T18:37:43.303

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2013-4329

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2013-09-10T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2013-4329 - Bugzilla

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