CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2014-7155

MEDIUM
5.8
CVSS v2
NVD

Description

The x86_emulate function in arch/x86/x86_emulate/x86_emulate.c in Xen 4.4.x and earlier does not properly check supervisor mode permissions, which allows local HVM users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) or gain guest kernel mode privileges via vectors involving an (1) HLT, (2) LGDT, (3) LIDT, or (4) LMSW instruction.

How to fix

Remediation Available
xenDebian
Fixed in:4.4.1-3CVE-2014-7155
Fixed in:4.4.1-3CVE-2014-7155
Fixed in:4.4.1-3CVE-2014-7155
Fixed in:4.4.1-3CVE-2014-7155

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.97%probability of exploitation in 30 days
58thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 58% of all known CVEs.

References

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