CVE-2014-3717

Publication date 19 May 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Description

Xen 4.4.x does not properly validate the load address for 64-bit ARM guest kernels, which allows local users to read system memory or cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted kernel, which triggers a buffer overflow.

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Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
xen	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 4.4.0-0ubuntu5.1
	13.10 saucy	Not affected
	12.10 quantal	Not affected
	12.04 LTS precise	Not affected
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not in release
xen-3.3	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	13.10 saucy	Not in release
	12.10 quantal	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Not in release
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not affected

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Notes

mdeslaur

32- and 64-bit ARM systems only, 4.4.x only

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Other references

http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-95.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/16/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/15/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/14/4
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3717