The do_mmu_update function in arch/x86/mm.c in Xen 4.x through 4.4.x does not properly restrict updates to only PV page tables, which allows remote PV guests to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) by leveraging hardware emulation services for HVM guests using Hardware Assisted Paging (HAP).
                
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| References | () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00005.html - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00010.html - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/62672 - Permissions Required | |
| References | () http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3140 - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71149 - | |
| References | () http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-109.html - Patch, Vendor Advisory | |
| References | () https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98767 - | |
| References | () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-04 - | 
Information
                Published : 2014-11-19 18:59
Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46
NVD link : CVE-2014-8594
Mitre link : CVE-2014-8594
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2014-8594
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Products Affected
                opensuse
- opensuse
xen
- xen
debian
- debian_linux
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-20
                        
            Improper Input Validation
