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CVE-2014-7156
The x86_emulate function in arch/x86/x86_emulate/x86_emulate.c in Xen 3.3.x through 4.4.x...
Vulnerability Description
The x86_emulate function in arch/x86/x86_emulate/x86_emulate.c in Xen 3.3.x through 4.4.x does not check the supervisor mode permissions for instructions that generate software interrupts, which allows local HVM guest users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) via unspecified vectors.
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://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00003.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/140483.html
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-106.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00002.html
- http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX200218
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70062
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/140418.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030889
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3041
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61858
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61890
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61500
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-42.xml
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
xen
Vulnerable Versions:
3.3.0, 3.3.1, 3.3.2, 4.1.0, 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.1.4, 4.1.5, 4.1.6.1, 4.2.0, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.3.0, 4.3.1, 4.4.0, 4.4.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 2nd, 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.