CVE-2014-6268

kernel: xen: Mishandling of uninitialised FIFO-based event channel control blocks (xsa107)

Published Jan 12, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 4.9 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The evtchn_fifo_set_pending function in Xen 4.4.x allows local guest users to cause a denial of service (host crash) via vectors involving an uninitialized FIFO-based event channel control block when (1) binding or (2) moving an event to a different VCPU.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-6154 The evtchn_fifo_set_pending function in Xen 4.4.x allows local guest users to cause a denial of service (host crash) via vectors involving an uninitialized FIFO-based event channel control block when (1) binding or (2) moving an event to a different VCPU.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 12:10 PM
Reserved
Sep 9, 2014, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jan 12, 2015, 3:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:12 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Sep 9, 2014, 12:00 AM