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.
Advisories
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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3006-1 xen security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-2003 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T09:58:15.636Z

Reserved: 2014-02-12T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-1950

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2014-02-14T15:55:06.563

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2014-1950

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2014-02-12T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-1950 - Bugzilla

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