CVE-2014-9030 Denial of service in n/a
A remote domain with control over an HVM guest can cause a denial of service in the Xen hypervisor via a crafted MMU update.
- 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-2014-9030?
CVE-2014-9030 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 24 Nov 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The do_mmu_update function in arch/x86/mm.c in Xen 3.2.x through 4.4.x does not properly manage page references, which allows remote domains to cause a denial of service by leveraging control over an HVM guest and a crafted MMU_MACHPHYS_UPDATE.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-9030?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Opensuse Opensuse, Xen Xen.
How do I fix CVE-2014-9030?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2014-9030 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-9030 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9030, GHSA-cqc3-c3mm-mqwr, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-9030.