CVE-2014-8595 Privilege escalation in n/a

Low 1.9 Published Updated

Local HVM guest users can escalate privileges or crash the system via crafted far branch instructions in the Xen hypervisor.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2014-8595?

CVE-2014-8595 is a low-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 19 Nov 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

arch/x86/x86_emulate/x86_emulate.c in Xen 3.2.1 through 4.4.x does not properly check privileges, which allows local HVM guest users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted (1) CALL, (2) JMP, (3) RETF, (4) LCALL, (5) LJMP, or (6) LRET far branch instruction.

Weakness: CWE-17

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8595?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Opensuse Opensuse, Xen Xen.

How do I fix CVE-2014-8595?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2014-8595 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8595 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8595, GHSA-6qqc-xj3c-9jj8, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8595.

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