What is CVE-2013-0228?

CVE-2013-0228 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.2 out of 10. CVE-2013-0228 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-0228?

CVE-2013-0228 has a CVSS score of 6.2 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-0228?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2013-0228 patch availability.

Is CVE-2013-0228 actively exploited?

CVE-2013-0228 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2013-0228

Medium

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2013-03-01

Last modified 2026-04-29

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

6.2

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

High

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness type

CWE-189

CVE-2013-0228 is classified as CWE-189

See CWE-189 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

11 total

Kernel Git
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=13d2b4d11d69a92574a55bfd985cfb0ca77aebdc
Kernel.org
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.9
Mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:176
Openwall
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/02/13/10
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1795-1

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2013-0228

Severity Medium

CVSS score 6.2 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2013-03-01

Modified 2026-04-29

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-0228?

CVE-2013-0228 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.2 out of 10 . CVE-2013-0228 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-0228?

CVE-2013-0228 has a CVSS score of 6.2 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2013-0228?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2013-0228 patch availability.
Is CVE-2013-0228 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2013-0228 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.