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CVE-2014-1950
Use-after-free vulnerability in the xc_cpupool_getinfo function in Xen 4.1.x through 4.3.x, when using a multithreaded toolstack, does not…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.38%
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Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the xc_cpupool_getinfo function in Xen 4.1.x through 4.3.x, when using a multithreaded toolstack, does not properly handle a failure by the xc_cpumap_alloc function, which allows local users with access to management functions to cause a denial of service (heap corruption) and possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.38% · top 67% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (5)
- SUSE-SU-2014:0373 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20140212 Xen Security Advisory 88 (CVE-2014-1950) - use-after-free in xc_cpupool_getinfo() under memory pressure (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2014:0372 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-88.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- DSA-3006 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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