Code Affecting xen package, versions [3.2.1,4.4.0]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (30th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-XEN-2383900
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed19 Nov 2014
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 19 Nov 2014

CVE-2014-8595  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-17  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for xen.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Code arch/x86/x86_emulate/x86_emulate.c in Xen 3.2.1 through 4.4.x does not properly check privileges, which allows local HVM guest users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted (1) CALL, (2) JMP, (3) RETF, (4) LCALL, (5) LJMP, or (6) LRET far branch instruction.

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