Improper Input Validation Affecting xen package, versions <4.4.0-0ubuntu5.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (6th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-XEN-367446
  • published19 May 2014
  • disclosed19 May 2014

Introduced: 19 May 2014

CVE-2014-3716  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 xen to version 4.4.0-0ubuntu5.1 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 does not properly check alignment, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via an unspecified field in a DTB header in a 32-bit guest kernel.

CVSS Scores

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