CVE-2014-2580
The netback driver in Xen, when using certain Linux versions that do not allow sleeping in softirq context, allows local guest administrators to cause a denial of service ("scheduling while atomic" error and host crash) via a malformed packet, which…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.35%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The netback driver in Xen, when using certain Linux versions that do not allow sleeping in softirq context, allows local guest administrators to cause a denial of service ("scheduling while atomic" error and host crash) via a malformed packet, which causes a mutex to be taken when trying to disable the interface.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.4 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.35% probability · 28th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-399
- Affected
- xen/xen
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/24/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/24/8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66386
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029949
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-90.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/24/6
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/24/8
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66386
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029949
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-90.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.