CVE-2014-8866

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The compatibility mode hypercall argument translation in Xen 3.3.x through 4.4.x, when running on a 64-bit hypervisor, a

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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.7 EPSS 0.00093

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debian linuxall versions
xenall versions
opensuseall versions

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4.7

MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org

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AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Published to NVD01 Dec 2014 · 03:59 PM

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Vendor Advisories

suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:0940-1

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00005.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00010.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/59937Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/62672Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisory

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

http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX201794Third Party Advisory

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http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3140Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71332Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-111.htmlPatchVendor Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-04Third Party Advisory

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