CVE-2014-3125

Impact

Xen 4.4.x, when running on an ARM system, does not properly context switch the CNTKCTL_EL1 register, which allows local guest users to modify the hardware timers and cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified vectors.

Affected products

Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• http://secunia.com/advisories/58347
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/30/11
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/30/5
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67157
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030184
• http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-91.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/58347
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/30/11
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/30/5
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67157
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030184
• http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-91.html