CVE - CVE-2014-1950

CVE-ID
CVE-2014-1950	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the xc_cpupool_getinfo function in Xen 4.1.x through 4.3.x, when using a multithreaded toolstack, does not properly handle a failure by the xc_cpumap_alloc function, which allows local users with access to management functions to cause a denial of service (heap corruption) and possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
References
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CONFIRM:http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-88.html DEBIAN:DSA-3006 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3006 MLIST:[oss-security] 20140212 Xen Security Advisory 88 (CVE-2014-1950) - use-after-free in xc_cpupool_getinfo() under memory pressure URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/12/17 SUSE:SUSE-SU-2014:0372 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00010.html SUSE:SUSE-SU-2014:0373 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00011.html
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20140212	Disclaimer: The record 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 (20140212)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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