CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2014-7156

LOW
3.3
CVSS v2
NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
xenDebian
Fixed in:4.4.1-3CVE-2014-7156
Fixed in:4.4.1-3CVE-2014-7156
Fixed in:4.4.1-3CVE-2014-7156
Fixed in:4.4.1-3CVE-2014-7156

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

0.85%probability of exploitation in 30 days
54thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 54% of all known CVEs.

References

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