The x86_emulate function in arch/x86/x86_emulate/x86_emulate.c in Xen 4.4.x and earlier does not properly check supervisor mode permissions, which allows local HVM users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) or gain guest kernel mode privileges via vectors involving an (1) HLT, (2) LGDT, (3) LIDT, or (4) LMSW instruction.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2014-10-02T14:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-06T12:40:19.135Z
Reserved: 2014-09-24T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2014-7155
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2014-10-02T14:55:05.120
Modified: 2024-11-21T02:16:26.120
Link: CVE-2014-7155
Redhat