--- title: "CVE-2014-3968\n | Ubuntu" description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3968?format=md keywords: index, follow --- # CVE-2014-3968 Publication date 5 June 2014 Last updated 24 July 2024 --- Ubuntu priority **Medium** [Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority ) Toggle side navigation ## Description The HVMOP\_inject\_msi function in Xen 4.2.x, 4.3.x, and 4.4.x allows local guest HVM administrators to cause a denial of service (host crash) via a large number of crafted requests, which trigger an error messages to be logged. ## Status Show unmaintained releases | Package | Ubuntu Release | Status | | --- | --- | --- | | xen | 14.04 LTS trusty | Fixed 4.4.0-0ubuntu5.1 | | 13.10 saucy | Fixed 4.3.0-1ubuntu1.4 | | 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 | | 12.04 LTS precise | Not in release | | 10.04 LTS lucid | Not affected | --- * [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) * [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses) ## References * [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-3968) * [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3968) * [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-3968) * [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-3968) ### Other references * * * *