The ARM image loading functionality in Xen 4.4.x does not properly validate kernel length, which allows local users to read system memory…

Description

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.41% · top 64% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.3.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-20 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-20 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (5)

• http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-95.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 1030252 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20140514 Xen Security Advisory 95 - input handling vulnerabilities loading guest kernel on ARM (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20140516 Xen Security Advisory 95 (CVE-2014-3714,CVE-2014-3715,CVE-2014-3716,CVE-2014-3717) - input handling vulnerabilities loading guest kernel on ARM (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20140515 Re: Xen Security Advisory 95 - input handling vulnerabilities loading guest kernel on ARM (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)

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Record last updated 6 Aug 2024, 10:50 UTC.