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CVE-2014-1666

Published: Jan 26, 2014

Modified: Aug 6, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

The do_physdev_op function in Xen 4.1.5, 4.1.6.1, 4.2.2 through 4.2.3, and 4.3.x does not properly restrict access to the (1) PHYSDEVOP_prepare_msix and (2) PHYSDEVOP_release_msix operations, which allows local PV guests to cause a denial of service (host or guest malfunction) or possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	affected `n/a`

References

vdb-entry

x_refsource_OSVDB

vdb-entry

x_refsource_BID

xen-cve20141666-priv-esc(90675)

vdb-entry

x_refsource_XF

SUSE-SU-2014:0373

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_SUSE

FEDORA-2014-1552

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_FEDORA

http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX200288

x_refsource_CONFIRM

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_GENTOO

FEDORA-2014-1559

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_FEDORA

[oss-security] 20140123 Xen Security Advisory 87 (CVE-2014-1666) - PHYSDEVOP_{prepare,release}_msix exposed to unprivileged guests

mailing-list

x_refsource_MLIST

vdb-entry

x_refsource_SECTRACK

SUSE-SU-2014:0372

vendor-advisory

x_refsource_SUSE

http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-87.html

x_refsource_CONFIRM

third-party-advisory

x_refsource_SECUNIA

http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa87-unstable-4.3.patch

x_refsource_MISC

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