CVE-2014-3124
The HVMOP_set_mem_type control in Xen 4.1 through 4.4.x allows local guest HVM administrators to...
The HVMOP_set_mem_type control in Xen 4.1 through 4.4.x allows local guest HVM administrators to cause a denial of service (hypervisor crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code by leveraging a separate qemu-dm vulnerability to trigger invalid page table translations for unspecified memory page types.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The HVMOP_set_mem_type control in Xen 4.1 through 4.4.x allows local guest HVM administrators to cause a denial of service (hypervisor crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code by leveraging a separate qemu-dm vulnerability to trigger invalid page table translations for unspecified memory page types.
- Record
CVE-2014-3124- CVSS 2.0
- 6.7 Medium
AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The HVMOP_set_mem_type control in Xen 4.1 through 4.4.x allows local guest HVM administrators to cause a denial of service (hypervisor crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code by leveraging a separate qemu-dm vulnerability to trigger invalid page table translations for unspecified memory page types.
- Record
CVE-2014-3124- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-3144 No score
The HVMOP_set_mem_type control in Xen 4.1 through 4.4.x allows local guest HVM administrators to cause a denial of service (hypervisor crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code by leveraging a separate qemu-dm vulnerability to trigger invalid page table translations for unspecified memory page types.
- Record
EUVD-2014-3144- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4qq6-r634-f5m4 No score
The HVMOP_set_mem_type control in Xen 4.1 through 4.4.x allows local guest HVM administrators to...
The HVMOP_set_mem_type control in Xen 4.1 through 4.4.x allows local guest HVM administrators to cause a denial of service (hypervisor crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code by leveraging a separate qemu-dm vulnerability to trigger invalid page table translations for unspecified memory page types.
- Record
GHSA-4qq6-r634-f5m4- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
The HVMOP_set_mem_type control in Xen 4.1 through 4.4.x allows local guest HVM administrators to cause a denial of service (hypervisor crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code by leveraging a separate qemu-dm vulnerability to trigger invalid page table translations for unspecified memory page types.
- Record
CVE-2014-3124- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-3124 No score
The HVMOP_set_mem_type control in Xen 4.1 through 4.4.x allows local guest HVM administrators to cause a denial of service (hypervisor crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code by leveraging a separate qemu-dm vulnerability to trigger invalid page table translations for unspecified memory page types.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2014-3124- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10196-1 No score
xen-4.7.0_12-1.3 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the xen-4.7.0_12-1.3 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10196-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-3124 No score
The HVMOP_set_mem_type control in Xen 4.1 through 4.4.x allows local guest HVM administrators to cause a denial of service (hypervisor crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code by leveraging a separate qemu-dm vulnerability to trigger invalid page table translations for unspecified memory page types.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2014-3124- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
xenDebian:12 |
before 4.4.1-1 | 4.4.1-1 |
xenDebian:13 |
before 4.4.1-1 | 4.4.1-1 |
xenDebian:14 |
before 4.4.1-1 | 4.4.1-1 |
xenDebian:7 From an advisory covering 19 CVEs |
before 4.1.4-3+deb7u2, plus listed versions 4.1.4-34.1.4-3+deb7u1 |
4.1.4-3+deb7u2 |
xenUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 4.4.0-0ubuntu5.1, plus listed versions 4.3.0-1ubuntu14.3.0-1ubuntu24.3.0-1ubuntu34.3.0-1ubuntu44.3.0-1ubuntu54.4.0-0ubuntu34.4.0-0ubuntu44.4.0-0ubuntu5 |
4.4.0-0ubuntu5.1 |
xenopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 124 CVEs |
before 4.7.0_12-1.3 | 4.7.0_12-1.3 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-3124 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.7) in Xen, published May 7, 2014. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.81%, the 57th percentile. Fixed in xen 4.4.1-1.
References
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00003.html
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/04/29/1
xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-92.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-May/133148.html
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201407-03.xml
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securityfocus.com/bid/67113
debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3006
securitytracker.com/id/1030160
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3124
github.com/advisories/GHSA-4qq6-r634-f5m4
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-3124
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-3124
xenbits.xenproject.org/xsa/advisory-92.html
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3124
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1898