Off-by-one error in the flask_security_avc_cachestats function in xsm/flask/flask_op.c in Xen 4.2.x and 4.3.x, when the maximum number of physical CPUs are in use, allows local users to cause a denial of service (host crash) or obtain sensitive information from hypervisor memory by leveraging a FLASK_AVC_CACHESTAT hypercall, which triggers a buffer over-read.
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| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2014-1957 | Off-by-one error in the flask_security_avc_cachestats function in xsm/flask/flask_op.c in Xen 4.2.x and 4.3.x, when the maximum number of physical CPUs are in use, allows local users to cause a denial of service (host crash) or obtain sensitive information from hypervisor memory by leveraging a FLASK_AVC_CACHESTAT hypercall, which triggers a buffer over-read. |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T09:58:15.560Z
Reserved: 2014-02-07T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2014-1895
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2014-04-01T06:35:53.577
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2014-1895
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