CVE-2014-1896

xen: libvchan failure handling malicious ring indexes (xsa-86)

Published Apr 1, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 4.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The (1) do_send and (2) do_recv functions in io.c in libvchan in Xen 4.2.x, 4.3.x, and 4.4-RC series allows local guests to cause a denial of service or possibly gain privileges via crafted xenstore ring indexes, which triggers a "read or write past the end of the ring."

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-1958 The (1) do_send and (2) do_recv functions in io.c in libvchan in Xen 4.2.x, 4.3.x, and 4.4-RC series allows local guests to cause a denial of service or possibly gain privileges via crafted xenstore ring indexes, which triggers a "read or write past the end of the ring."
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 9:58 AM
Reserved
Feb 7, 2014, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 1, 2014, 6:35 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:05 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Feb 6, 2014, 12:00 AM