CVE-2014-8594
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Nov 19, 2014
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Nov 4, 2014
Description
The do_mmu_update function in arch/x86/mm.c in Xen 4.x through 4.4.x does not properly restrict updates to only PV page tables, which allows remote PV guests to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) by leveraging hardware emulation services for HVM guests using Hardware Assisted Paging (HAP).
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- GLSA-201504-04vendor-advisory
- 62672third-party-advisory
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-109.html
- 71149vdb-entry
- DSA-3140vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2015:0226vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2015:0256vendor-advisory
- xen-cve20148594-sec-byass(98767)vdb-entry
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