The x86_emulate function in arch/x86/x86_emulate/x86_emulate.c in Xen 3.3.x through 4.4.x does not check the supervisor mode permissions for instructions that generate software interrupts, which allows local HVM guest users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) via unspecified vectors.
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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3041-1 xen security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-7033 The x86_emulate function in arch/x86/x86_emulate/x86_emulate.c in Xen 3.3.x through 4.4.x does not check the supervisor mode permissions for instructions that generate software interrupts, which allows local HVM guest users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) via unspecified vectors.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T12:40:19.058Z

Reserved: 2014-09-24T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-7156

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2014-10-02T14:55:05.167

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2014-7156

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-7156 - Bugzilla

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