Description
Xen 4.2.x and 4.3.x, when nested virtualization is disabled, does not properly check the emulation paths for (1) VMLAUNCH and (2) VMRESUME, which allows local HVM guest users to cause a denial of service (host crash) via unspecified vectors related to "guest VMX instruction execution."
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
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n/aaffected
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/88649 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/63625 ↗
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201407-03.xml ↗
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029313 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55398 ↗
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-12/msg00059.html ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/11/11/1 ↗