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Status published
Medium
CVE-2014-1896
The (1) do_send and (2) do_recv functions in io.c in...
Vulnerability Description
The (1) do_send and (2) do_recv functions in io.c in libvchan in Xen 4.2.x, 4.3.x, and 4.4-RC series allows local guests to cause a denial of service or possibly gain privileges via crafted xenstore ring indexes, which triggers a "read or write past the end of the ring."
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa86.patch
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-86.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00011.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201407-03.xml
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/10/7
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/07/12
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
4.2.0, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.3.0, 4.3.1, 4.4.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
April 1st, 2014
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.