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ubuntu-cve-2014-8866

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2014-12-01 15:59

Modified

2026-04-22 07:37

Summary

Details

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.

Severity

N/A (UNKNOWN)


                    
                      medium

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8866	REPORT
	http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-111.html	REPORT
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8866	REPORT

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        "availability": "No subscription required",
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  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
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      "score": "medium",
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CVE-2014-8866 (GCVE-0-2014-8866)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-12-01 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 13:26

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

mitre

References

10 references

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http://secunia.com/advisories/62672	third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX201794	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX200288	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-111.html	x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3140	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71332	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://secunia.com/advisories/59937	third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA

Date Public

2014-11-27 00:00

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Author	Source	Type	Date	Other

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Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
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Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

CVE-2014-8866 (GCVE-0-2014-8866)

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