CVE-2014-1950 in Xen
Summary
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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Reservation
02/12/2014
Disclosure
02/14/2014
Status
Confirmed
Entries
VulDB provides additional information and datapoints for this CVE:
| ID | Vulnerability | CWE | Exp | Cou | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12339 | Linux Foundation Xen xc_cpupool_getinfo resource management | 399 | Unproven | Official fix | CVE-2014-1950 |