Out-of-Bounds Affecting xen package, versions <4.4.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.3


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (29th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-XEN-366792
  • published26 Oct 2014
  • disclosed26 Oct 2014

Introduced: 26 Oct 2014

CVE-2014-5148  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 xen to version 4.4.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.3 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Xen 4.4.x, when running on an ARM system and "handling an unknown system register access from 64-bit userspace," returns to an instruction of the trap handler for kernel space faults instead of an instruction that is associated with faults in 64-bit userspace, which allows local guest users to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly gain privileges via a crafted process.

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