CVE-2014-1896
The (1) do_send and (2) do_recv functions in io.c in libvchan in Xen 4.2.x, 4.3.x, and 4.4-RC series allows local guests to cause a denial of service or possibly gain privileges via crafted xenstore ring indexes, which triggers a "read or write past the end of the ring."
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EPSS
Probability of exploitation (next 30 days): 0.0014 (0.1%)
Percentile: 34.1%
EPSS: 2026-05-06
Affects
xen:xenTechnical description
The (1) do_send and (2) do_recv functions in io.c in libvchan in Xen 4.2.x, 4.3.x, and 4.4-RC series allows local guests to cause a denial of service or possibly gain privileges via crafted xenstore ring indexes, which triggers a "read or write past the end of the ring."
Published: 4/1/2014, 6:35:53 AM
Last modified: 5/6/2026, 10:30:45 PM
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00011.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201407-03.xml
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/07/12
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/10/7
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-86.html
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa86.patch
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00011.html
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201407-03.xml