CVE-2014-3125

Publication date 2 May 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Xen 4.4.x, when running on an ARM system, does not properly context switch the CNTKCTL_EL1 register, which allows local guest users to modify the hardware timers and cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified vectors.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
xen	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 4.4.0-0ubuntu5.1
	13.10 saucy	Not affected
	12.10 quantal	Not affected
	12.04 LTS precise	Not affected
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not in release
xen-3.3	14.04 LTS trusty	Not in release
	13.10 saucy	Not in release
	12.10 quantal	Not in release
	12.04 LTS precise	Not in release
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not affected

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Notes

mdeslaur

32- and 64-bit ARM systems only, 4.4.x only

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Other references

http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-91.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030184
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/30/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/30/11
http://secunia.com/advisories/58347
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3125