Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Xen - CVE-2014-3969
Published: June 5, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41575
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-3969
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote #AU# to execute arbitrary code.
Xen 4.4.x, when running on an ARM system, does not properly check write permissions on virtual addresses, which allows local guest administrators to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
Affected software
Xen
How to mitigate CVE-2014-3969
Install update from vendor's website.