CVE-2014-2986
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5EPSS 0.6%EU EUVD
The vgic_distr_mmio_write function in the virtual guest interrupt controller (GIC) distributor (arch/arm/vgic.c) in Xen 4.4.x, when running on an ARM system, allows local guest users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and host crash) via unspecified vectors.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 5.5 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-20
- EPSS score
- 0.6% (51th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2014-3008)
- Published
- April 28, 2014
- NVD last modified
- June 17, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-3008 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- xen / xen
- xen / xen
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/23/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/23/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/23/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67047
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030146
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-94.html(Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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