The vgic_distr_mmio_write function in the virtual guest interrupt controller (GIC) distributor (arch/arm/vgic.c) in Xen 4.4.x, when…

Description

The vgic_distr_mmio_write function in the virtual guest interrupt controller (GIC) distributor (arch/arm/vgic.c) in Xen 4.4.x, when running on an ARM system, allows local guest users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and host crash) via unspecified vectors.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.63% · top 50% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-20 (opens in a new tab)

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (6)

• 1030146 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20140423 Xen Security Advisory 94 - ARM hypervisor crash on guest interrupt controller access (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20140423 Xen Security Advisory 94 (CVE-2014-2986) - ARM hypervisor crash on guest interrupt controller access (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-94.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 67047 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20140423 Re: Xen Security Advisory 94 - ARM hypervisor crash on guest interrupt controller access (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Record last updated 6 Aug 2024, 10:28 UTC.