Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20141895000
Revision Date:2014-04-01Version:1
Title:CVE-2014-1895 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
Description:Off-by-one error in the flask_security_avc_cachestats function in xsm/flask/flask_op.c in Xen 4.2.x and 4.3.x, when the maximum number of physical CPUs are in use, allows local users to cause a denial of service (host crash) or obtain sensitive information from hypervisor memory by leveraging a FLASK_AVC_CACHESTAT hypercall, which triggers a buffer over-read.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2014-1895
Platform(s):Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) is installed.
  • AND While related to the CVE in some way, the 'xen' package in precise is not affected.
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