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CVE-2011-1780: The instruction emulation in Xen 3.0.3 allows local SMP guest users to cause a denial of service (host cras...

The instruction emulation in Xen 3.0.3 allows local SMP guest users to cause a denial of service (host crash) by replacing the instruction that causes the VM to exit in one thread with a different instruction in a different thread.

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This is a Xen hypervisor availability flaw. A user inside a local SMP guest could trigger a host crash, potentially taking down all workloads on that physical host. The source bundle does not provide CVSS, confirmed affected package ranges beyond Xen 3.0.3, or evidence of active exploitation. Exposure is most relevant to legacy Xen environments, especially systems running Xen 3.0.3 or Red Hat packages covered by RHSA-2011:1065 or RHSA-2011:1163. Modern environments are unlikely affected unless obsolete hypervisor stacks remain in service. Treat this as a legacy infrastructure availability risk. Prioritize if any business-critical or multi-tenant workloads still run on old Xen hosts; otherwise handle through normal legacy-system retirement and patch assurance. Mitigation focus: Apply the relevant Red Hat or Xen vendor security updates.; Retire or isolate Xen 3.0.3 hosts still in service.; Separate untrusted guest workloads from potentially affected legacy hosts..

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