CVE-2014-8595

Low

Description

arch/x86/x86_emulate/x86_emulate.c in Xen 3.2.1 through 4.4.x does not properly check privileges, which allows local HVM guest users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted (1) CALL, (2) JMP, (3) RETF, (4) LCALL, (5) LJMP, or (6) LRET far branch instruction.

SeverityLow
CVSS1.9
Exploit probability—
ProductDebian Linux
PublishedNov 19, 2014
First seenNov 19, 2014

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
debian debian_linux7.0—
xen xen3.2.1, 3.2.2, 3.2.3, 3.3.0, 3.3.1, 3.3.2, 3.4.0, 3.4.1, 3.4.2, 3.4.3, 3.4.4, 4.0.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.3, 4.0.4, 4.1.0, 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.1.4, 4.1.5, 4.1.6.1, 4.2.0, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 4.2.3, 4.3.0, 4.3.1, 4.4.0—
opensuse opensuse13.1, 13.2—

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