CVE-2014-3714

Publication date 19 May 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

The ARM image loading functionality in Xen 4.4.x does not properly validate kernel length, which allows local users to read system memory or cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted 32-bit ARM guest kernel in an image, which triggers a buffer overflow.

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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-95.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/16/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/15/6
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/05/14/4
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3714