Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 2, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-7188
CVE-2014-7188
Description
The hvm_msr_read_intercept function in arch/x86/hvm/hvm.c in Xen 4.1 through 4.4.x uses an improper MSR range for x2APIC emulation, which allows local HVM guests to cause a denial of service (host crash) or read data from the hypervisor or other guests via unspecified vectors.
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Affected products
18cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 16 more
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- 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:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 4.1 through 4.4.x
Patches
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References
17- xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-108.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/140199.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/140418.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/140483.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00002.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00003.htmlnvd
- secunia.com/advisories/61664nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/61858nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/61890nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-42.xmlnvd
- support.citrix.com/article/CTX200218nvd
- support.citrix.com/article/CTX201794nvd
- www.c7zero.info/stuff/csw2017_ExploringYourSystemDeeper_updated.pdfnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3041nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/70198nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1030936nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/96785nvd
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