CVE-2014-9066

xen: p2m lock starvation (xsa114)

Published Dec 9, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 4.7 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Xen 4.4.x and earlier, when using a large number of VCPUs, does not properly handle read and write locks, which allows local x86 guest users to cause a denial of service (write denial or NMI watchdog timeout and host crash) via a large number of read requests, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-9065.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-8892 Xen 4.4.x and earlier, when using a large number of VCPUs, does not properly handle read and write locks, which allows local x86 guest users to cause a denial of service (write denial or NMI watchdog timeout and host crash) via a large number of read requests, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-9065.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 1:33 PM
Reserved
Nov 24, 2014, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 9, 2014, 11:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:17 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Dec 8, 2014, 12:00 AM