CVE-2014-3716

Xen 4.4.x - Denial of Service via DTB Header Alignment Check Bypass

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Xen 4.4.x does not properly check alignment, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (crash) via an unspecified field in a DTB header in a 32-bit guest kernel.

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-95.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030252
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/14/4
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/16/1
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/15/6

Scores

EPSS 0.0015
EPSS Percentile 34.6%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (1)
xen/xen 4.4.0 (2 CPE variants)
Published May 19, 2014
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026