Description
The hvm_msr_read_intercept function in arch/x86/hvm/hvm.c in Xen 4.1 through 4.4.x uses an improper MSR range for x2APIC emulation, which allows local HVM guests to cause a denial of service (host crash) or read data from the hypervisor or other guests via unspecified vectors.
Published: 2014-10-02
Score: 8.3 High
EPSS: 2.4% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3041-1 xen security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-7065 The hvm_msr_read_intercept function in arch/x86/hvm/hvm.c in Xen 4.1 through 4.4.x uses an improper MSR range for x2APIC emulation, which allows local HVM guests to cause a denial of service (host crash) or read data from the hypervisor or other guests via unspecified vectors.
History

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T12:40:19.060Z

Reserved: 2014-09-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-7188

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-10-02T14:55:05.293

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

Link: CVE-2014-7188

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2014-10-01T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-7188 - Bugzilla

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