CVE-2014-6268

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    CVE-2014-6268

    Published: 12 Jan 2015Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-107.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/69753, http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030829, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/95837

    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
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