CVE-2014-1892 json
Xen 3.3 through 4.1, when XSM is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service via vectors related to a "large memory allocation…
published 2014-04-01 12 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-1954
- cvss
- 5.2
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 45%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Xen 3.3 through 4.1, when XSM is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service via vectors related to a "large memory allocation," a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-1891, CVE-2014-1893, and CVE-2014-1894.
Patch / fix
- xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-84.html advisory
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2014-1892 updated cvss 4.3
xen: integer overflow in several XSM/Flask hypercalls (xsa-84)
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 kernel-xennot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
0.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 45% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.2 | AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
References
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xenbits.xen.org
/xsa/advisory-84.html
patch, vendor-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00011.html
vendor-advisory
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security.gentoo.org
/glsa/glsa-201407-03.xml
vendor-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00010.html
vendor-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html
vendor-advisory
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2014/02/10/8
mailing-list
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2014/02/07/4
mailing-list
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openwall.com
/lists/oss-security/2014/02/07/12
mailing-list
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2014-1892
- NVD CVE-2014-1892
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