Linux Foundation Xen up to 4.4.0 MMU Virtualization resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Linux Foundation Xen up to 4.4.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the component MMU Virtualization. The manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2014-5149. There is no exploit available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Linux Foundation Xen up to 4.4.0 (Virtualization Software). Affected is some unknown functionality of the component MMU Virtualization. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability.

The weakness was shared 08/12/2014 by Jan Beulich with SuSE as XSA-97 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at xenbits.xenproject.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-5149 since 07/30/2014. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 77360 (Fedora 20 : xen-4.3.2-7.fc20 (2014-9472)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 167732 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security update for Xen (SUSE-SU-2015:0744-1)).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at xenbits.xenproject.org. A possible mitigation has been published 3 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (95235), Tenable (77360), SecurityFocus (BID 69199†), SecurityTracker (ID 1030723†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-45910†). The entries VDB-10023 and VDB-67313 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 77360
Nessus Name: Fedora 20 : xen-4.3.2-7.fc20 (2014-9472)
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OpenVAS ID: 867773
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for xen FEDORA-2014-9493
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Patch: xenbits.xenproject.org

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: linuxfoundation.org

Advisory: XSA-97
Researcher: Jan Beulich
Organization: SuSE
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-5149 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-5149
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67314
X-Force: 95235 - Xen MMU virtualization denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 69199 - Xen CVE-2014-5149 Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1030723
Vulnerability Center: 45910 - Xen 4.2.x Through 4.4.x Before the xsa97-hap Patch Local DoS Vulnerability (CVE-2014-5149), Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/13/2014 10:54
Updated: 02/10/2022 10:06
Changes: 08/13/2014 10:54 (76), 06/26/2018 08:44 (12), 02/10/2022 10:06 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:3A8:103

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