common/spinlock.c in Xen 4.4.x and earlier does not properly handle read and write locks, which allows local x86 guest users to cause a denial of service (write denial or NMI watchdog timeout and host crash) via a large number of read requests, a different vulnerability to CVE-2014-9066.
References
Link | Resource |
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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://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/08/4 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71544 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-114.html | Patch Vendor Advisory |
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-04 | Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
History
No history.
Information
Published : 2014-12-09 23:59
Updated : 2024-02-28 12:20
NVD link : CVE-2014-9065
Mitre link : CVE-2014-9065
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2014-9065
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Products Affected
xen
- xen
opensuse
- opensuse
CWE
CWE-17
DEPRECATED: Code