Description
The compatibility mode hypercall argument translation in Xen 3.3.x through 4.4.x, when running on a 64-bit hypervisor, allows local 32-bit HVM guests to cause a denial of service (host crash) via vectors involving altering the high halves of registers while in 64-bit mode.
References (10)
Core 10
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-04
Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/62672
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX201794
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX200288
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-111.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3140
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00005.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00010.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71332
Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/59937
Scores
EPSS
0.0009
EPSS Percentile
25.9%
Details
CWE
CWE-17
Status
published
Products (30)
debian/debian_linux
7.0
opensuse/opensuse
13.1
opensuse/opensuse
13.2
xen/xen
3.3.0
xen/xen
3.3.1
xen/xen
3.3.2
xen/xen
3.4.0
xen/xen
3.4.1
xen/xen
3.4.2
xen/xen
3.4.3
... and 20 more
Published
Dec 01, 2014
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026