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CVE-2011-1898

Xen 4.1 before 4.1.1 and 4.0 before 4.0.2, when using PCI passthrough on Intel VT-d chipsets that do not have interrupt remapping, allows…

High7.4EPSS 0.85%
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Description

Xen 4.1 before 4.1.1 and 4.0 before 4.0.2, when using PCI passthrough on Intel VT-d chipsets that do not have interrupt remapping, allows guest OS users to gain host OS privileges by "using DMA to generate MSI interrupts by writing to the interrupt injection registers."

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2011-1898, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
NVDNVD · Modified2.0High7.4AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
0.85% · top 42% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.4.

Weakness

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Record last updated .