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CVE-2013-0228

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2013-0228 is a privilege escalation vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel (before version 3.7.9) on 32-bit Xen paravirt_ops platforms. It stems from improper handling of an invalid DS segment register value within the xen_iret function, allowing guest OS users to gain elevated privileges. With a CVSS score of 6.2, this vulnerability requires local access and high attack complexity, but can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 3.7.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.2MEDIUM

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

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.39%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
32.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0039 is in the 55th percentile among its peer group of 1,595 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

gogspatch availablevia llm_extracted
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel-0:2.6.32-358.2.1.el6
View patch

Vendor Advisories (2)

redhatCVE-2013-0228Important

kernel: xen: userspace alterable %ds access in xen_iret()

Feb 13, 2013
gogsllm-gogs-de0b360df4297d69

Linux kernel hits general protection if %ds is corrupt for 32-bit PVOPS.

Feb 12, 2013

References

git.kernel.org
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/13d2b4d11d69a92574a55bfd985cfb0ca77aebdc
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/ChangeLog-3.7.9
mandriva.com / security/advisories
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2013/02/13/10
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1795-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1796-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1797-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1805-1
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1808-1