CVE-2013-0228

The xen_iret function in arch/x86/xen/xen-asm_32.S in the Linux kernel before 3.7.9 on 32-bit Xen paravirt_ops platforms does not properly handle an invalid value in the DS segment register, which allows guest OS users to gain guest OS privileges via a crafted application.

Date published : 2013-03-01

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=13d2b4d11d69a92574a55bfd985cfb0ca77aebdc

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.9