medium4.6
CVE-2014-1950
Use-after-free vulnerability in the xc_cpupool_getinfo function in Xen 4.1.x through 4.3.x, when using a multithreaded toolstack, does not properly handle a fa…
Impact
Use-after-free vulnerability in the xc_cpupool_getinfo function in Xen 4.1.x through 4.3.x, when using a multithreaded toolstack, does not properly handle a failure by the xc_cpumap_alloc function, which allows local users with access to management functions to cause a denial of service (heap corruption) and possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Xen | Xen | Versions 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.1.3, 4.1.4, 4.1.5, 4.1.6.1 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00011.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3006
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/12/17
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-88.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00011.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3006
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/12/17
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-88.html