Resource Management Errors Affecting xen package, versions <4.4.1-3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.42% (33rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-XEN-18388601
  • published29 Jul 2026
  • disclosed12 Jan 2015

Introduced: 12 Jan 2015

CVE-2014-6268  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-399  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest xen to version 4.4.1-3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream xen package and not the xen package as distributed by Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

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