CVE-2014-3125
Xen 4.4.x - Denial of Service via CNTKCTL_EL1 Register Mismanagement
Title source: llmDescription
Xen 4.4.x, when running on an ARM system, does not properly context switch the CNTKCTL_EL1 register, which allows local guest users to modify the hardware timers and cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified vectors.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67157
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-91.html
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/30/5
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030184
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/30/11
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/58347
Scores
EPSS
0.0031
EPSS Percentile
53.8%
Details
CWE
CWE-264
Status
published
Products (1)
xen/xen
4.4.0 (2 CPE variants)
Published
May 02, 2014
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026