Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20148594000
Revision Date:2014-11-19Version:1
Title:CVE-2014-8594 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - medium.
Description:The do_mmu_update function in arch/x86/mm.c in Xen 4.x through 4.4.x does not properly restrict updates to only PV page tables, which allows remote PV guests to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) by leveraging hardware emulation services for HVM guests using Hardware Assisted Paging (HAP).
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2014-8594
Platform(s):Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) is installed.
  • AND The 'xen' package in precise was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.1.6.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.4').
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