CVE-2014-1950

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the xc_cpupool_getinfo function in Xen 4.1.x through 4.3.x, when using a multithreaded toolstack, does not properly handle a failure by the xc_cpumap_alloc function, which allows local users with access to management functions to cause a denial of service (heap corruption) and possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

References

Link	Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00011.html	vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/12/17	mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00010.html	vendor advisory
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-88.html	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3006	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-1950?: CVE-2014-1950 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-1950?: To fix CVE-2014-1950, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-1950 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2014-1950 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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Description

Category

CWE-399 – Resource Management Errors

References

Frequently Asked Questions