Description
Xen 4.4.x and earlier, when using a large number of VCPUs, does not properly handle read and write locks, which allows local x86 guest users to cause a denial of service (write denial or NMI watchdog timeout and host crash) via a large number of read requests, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-9065.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2014-8892 | Xen 4.4.x and earlier, when using a large number of VCPUs, does not properly handle read and write locks, which allows local x86 guest users to cause a denial of service (write denial or NMI watchdog timeout and host crash) via a large number of read requests, a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-9065. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T13:33:13.484Z
Reserved: 2014-11-24T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2014-9066
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Status : Modified
Published: 2014-12-09T23:59:09.193
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2014-9066
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