CVE-2014-2580
Xen - Denial of Service via Malformed Packet in Netback Driver
Title source: llmDescription
The netback driver in Xen, when using certain Linux versions that do not allow sleeping in softirq context, allows local guest administrators to cause a denial of service ("scheduling while atomic" error and host crash) via a malformed packet, which causes a mutex to be taken when trying to disable the interface.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/24/8
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66386
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/24/6
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029949
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-90.html
Scores
EPSS
0.0007
EPSS Percentile
21.6%
Details
CWE
CWE-399
Status
published
Products (1)
xen/xen
Published
Apr 15, 2014
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026