CVE-2014-3968

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    CVE-2014-3968

    Published: 5 Jun 2014Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-96.html, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-04, http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-96.html, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-June/134710.html, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-June/134739.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00002.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00003.html, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/04/13, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67794, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67824, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030322

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High