CVE - CVE-2014-1896

CVE-ID
CVE-2014-1896	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
The (1) do_send and (2) do_recv functions in io.c in libvchan in Xen 4.2.x, 4.3.x, and 4.4-RC series allows local guests to cause a denial of service or possibly gain privileges via crafted xenstore ring indexes, which triggers a "read or write past the end of the ring."
References
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CONFIRM:http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-86.html CONFIRM:http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa86.patch GENTOO:GLSA-201407-03 URL:http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201407-03.xml MLIST:[oss-security] 20140207 Re: Xen Security Advisory 84 - integer overflow in several XSM/Flask hypercalls URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/07/12 MLIST:[oss-security] 20140210 Xen Security Advisory 86 (CVE-2014-1896) - libvchan failure handling malicious ring indexes URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/10/7 SUSE:SUSE-SU-2014:0373 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00011.html
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Entry Created
20140207	Disclaimer: The entry creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20140207)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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