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CVE-2014-9065

common/spinlock.c in Xen 4.4.x and earlier does not properly handle read and write locks, which allows local x86 guest u

common/spinlock.c in Xen 4.4.x and earlier does not properly handle read and write locks, which allows local x86 guest users to cause a denial of service (write denial or NMI watchdog timeout and host crash) via a large number of read requests, a different vulnerability to CVE-2014-9066.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.4 EPSS 0.00105
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Affected Products & Versions

2
xen<= 4.4.1
opensuseall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

4.4
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
Published to NVD09 Dec 2014 · 11:59 PM
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Vendor Advisories

1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:0613-1
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References & Sources

6
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://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/12/08/4Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71544Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-114.htmlPatchVendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-04Third Party Advisory
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