The do_mmu_update function in arch/x86/mm.c in Xen 4.x through 4.4.x does not properly restrict updates to only PV page tables, which allows remote PV guests to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) by leveraging hardware emulation services for HVM guests using Hardware Assisted Paging (HAP).
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Published : 2014-11-19 18:59
Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46
NVD link : CVE-2014-8594
Mitre link : CVE-2014-8594
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2014-8594
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Products Affected
opensuse
- opensuse
xen
- xen
debian
- debian_linux
CWE
CWE-20
Improper Input Validation