CVE-2014-2986

Xen 4.4.x - Denial of Service via vgic_distr_mmio_write NULL Pointer Dereference

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The vgic_distr_mmio_write function in the virtual guest interrupt controller (GIC) distributor (arch/arm/vgic.c) in Xen 4.4.x, when running on an ARM system, allows local guest users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and host crash) via unspecified vectors.

References (6)

Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030146
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/23/3
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/23/5
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-94.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67047
Mailing List mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/23/4

Scores

EPSS 0.0021
EPSS Percentile 43.7%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (1)
xen/xen 4.4.0 (2 CPE variants)
Published Apr 28, 2014
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026