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SUSE: CVE-2014-8595: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
11/19/2014
Created
07/25/2018
Added
12/18/2015
Modified
06/19/2021

Description

arch/x86/x86_emulate/x86_emulate.c in Xen 3.2.1 through 4.4.x does not properly check privileges, which allows local HVM guest users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted (1) CALL, (2) JMP, (3) RETF, (4) LCALL, (5) LJMP, or (6) LRET far branch instruction.

Solution(s)

  • suse-upgrade-xen
  • suse-upgrade-xen-devel
  • suse-upgrade-xen-doc-html
  • suse-upgrade-xen-doc-pdf
  • suse-upgrade-xen-kmp-default
  • suse-upgrade-xen-kmp-pae
  • suse-upgrade-xen-kmp-trace
  • suse-upgrade-xen-libs
  • suse-upgrade-xen-libs-32bit
  • suse-upgrade-xen-tools
  • suse-upgrade-xen-tools-domu

References

  • SUSE-SU-2014:1691-1
  • SUSE-SU-2014:1700-1
  • SUSE-SU-2014:1710-1
  • SUSE-SU-2014:1732-1
  • SUSE-SU-2015:0022-1
  • 62537
  • DSA-3140
  • 71151
  • xen-cve20148595-priv-esc(98768)
  • GLSA-201504-04
  • CVE-2014-8595
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