Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 5, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-3968
CVE-2014-3968
Description
The HVMOP_inject_msi function in Xen 4.2.x, 4.3.x, and 4.4.x allows local guest HVM administrators to cause a denial of service (host crash) via a large number of crafted requests, which trigger an error messages to be logged.
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Affected products
11cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 8 more
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 4.2.x, 4.3.x, 4.4.x
Patches
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References
10- xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-96.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-June/134710.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-June/134739.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00002.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00003.htmlnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/04/13nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/67794nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/67824nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1030322nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-04nvd
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