#VU41043 Input validation error in SUSE products - CVE-2014-8866

Vulnerability identifier: #VU41043

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8866

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Debian Linux
Operating systems & Components / Operating system
Opensuse
Operating systems & Components / Operating system
Xen
Server applications / Virtualization software

Vendor: Debian
Xen Project
SUSE

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The compatibility mode hypercall argument translation in Xen 3.3.x through 4.4.x, when running on a 64-bit hypervisor, allows local 32-bit HVM guests to cause a denial of service (host crash) via vectors involving altering the high halves of registers while in 64-bit mode.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Debian Linux: 7.0

Xen: 3.3.0 - 7.0

Opensuse: 3.3.0 - 13.2

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External links
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00005.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-02/msg00010.html
https://secunia.com/advisories/59937
https://secunia.com/advisories/62672
https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX200288
https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX201794
https://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3140
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71332
https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-111.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-04

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.