CVE-2014-3969 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local guest administrators on ARM-based Xen systems can escalate privileges due to improper write permission checks on virtual addresses.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-3969?
CVE-2014-3969 is a high-severity vulnerability in Xen Xen, published on 5 Jun 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Xen 4.4.x, when running on an ARM system, does not properly check write permissions on virtual addresses, which allows local guest administrators to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
Weakness: CWE-264
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-3969?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Xen Xen.
How do I fix CVE-2014-3969?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2014-3969 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-3969 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Xen Xen
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x7qq-f68c-gw9x, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3969.