Xen 'HVMOP_track_dirty_vram()' Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:70055

Info

Xen 'HVMOP_track_dirty_vram()' Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 70055
Class: Race Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2014-7154
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Sep 23 2014 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 10:00PM
Credit: Andrew Cooper of Citrix
Vulnerable: Gentoo Linux
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Xen 'HVMOP_track_dirty_vram()' Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

Xen is prone to a local denial-of-service vulnerability.

Local attackers with access to a guest operating system can exploit this issue to crash the host operating system, effectively denying service to legitimate users.

Solution / Fix

Xen 'HVMOP_track_dirty_vram()' Local Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

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