CVE-2014-2986 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2014-04-28

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.0:rc1::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2014-3008	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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Adjacent Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00214.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/23/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/23/4
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/23/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67047
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030146
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-94.html

History

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Subscriptions

Xen Xen

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2014-04-28T14:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T10:28:46.369Z

Reserved: 2014-04-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-2986

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-04-28T14:09:08.487

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-2986

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-20

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