CVE-2014-8866

xen: Excessive checking in compatibility mode hypercall argument translation (xsa111)

Published Dec 1, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 4.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The compatibility mode hypercall argument translation in Xen 3.3.x through 4.4.x, when running on a 64-bit hypervisor, allows local 32-bit HVM guests to cause a denial of service (host crash) via vectors involving altering the high halves of registers while in 64-bit mode.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3140-1 xen security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-8696 The compatibility mode hypercall argument translation in Xen 3.3.x through 4.4.x, when running on a 64-bit hypervisor, allows local 32-bit HVM guests to cause a denial of service (host crash) via vectors involving altering the high halves of registers while in 64-bit mode.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 1:26 PM
Reserved
Nov 14, 2014, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 1, 2014, 3:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:17 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Nov 27, 2014, 12:00 AM