The compatibility mode hypercall argument translation in Xen 3.3.x through 4.4.x, when running on a 64-bit hypervisor, allows local 32-bit HVM guests to cause a denial of service (host crash) via vectors involving altering the high halves of registers while in 64-bit mode.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00005.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00010.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/59937 | Permissions Required Third Party Advisory |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/62672 | Permissions Required Third Party Advisory |
| http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX200288 | |
| http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX201794 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3140 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71332 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-111.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-04 | Third Party Advisory |
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Information
Published : 2014-12-01 15:59
Updated : 2024-02-28 12:20
NVD link : CVE-2014-8866
Mitre link : CVE-2014-8866
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2014-8866
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Products Affected
debian
- debian_linux
opensuse
- opensuse
xen
- xen
CWE
CWE-17
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