Description
The (1) do_send and (2) do_recv functions in io.c in libvchan in Xen 4.2.x, 4.3.x, and 4.4-RC series allows local guests to cause a denial of service or possibly gain privileges via crafted xenstore ring indexes, which triggers a "read or write past the end of the ring."
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.9/10
AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00011.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201407-03.xml
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/07/12
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/10/7
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-86.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa86.patchPatch
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00011.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201407-03.xml
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/07/12
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/10/7
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-86.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa86.patchPatch
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 1, 2014
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified