CVE-2014-7155
The x86_emulate function in arch/x86/x86_emulate/x86_emulate.c in Xen 4.4.x and earlier does not...
The x86_emulate function in arch/x86/x86_emulate/x86_emulate.c in Xen 4.4.x and earlier does not properly check supervisor mode permissions, which allows local HVM users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) or gain guest kernel mode privileges via vectors involving an (1) HLT, (2) LGDT, (3) LIDT, or (4) LMSW instruction.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
5.8
The x86_emulate function in arch/x86/x86_emulate/x86_emulate.c in Xen 4.4.x and earlier does not properly check supervisor mode permissions, which allows local HVM users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) or gain guest kernel mode privileges via vectors involving an (1) HLT, (2) LGDT, (3) LIDT, or (4) LMSW instruction.
- Record
CVE-2014-7155- CVSS 2.0
- 5.8 Medium
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-264
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The x86_emulate function in arch/x86/x86_emulate/x86_emulate.c in Xen 4.4.x and earlier does not properly check supervisor mode permissions, which allows local HVM users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) or gain guest kernel mode privileges via vectors involving an (1) HLT, (2) LGDT, (3) LIDT, or (4) LMSW instruction.
- Record
CVE-2014-7155- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-7032 No score
The x86_emulate function in arch/x86/x86_emulate/x86_emulate.c in Xen 4.4.x and earlier does not properly check supervisor mode permissions, which allows local HVM users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) or gain guest kernel mode privileges via vectors involving an (1) HLT, (2) LGDT, (3) LIDT, or (4) LMSW instruction.
- Record
EUVD-2014-7032- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7w7p-f566-6r85 No score
The x86_emulate function in arch/x86/x86_emulate/x86_emulate.c in Xen 4.4.x and earlier does not...
The x86_emulate function in arch/x86/x86_emulate/x86_emulate.c in Xen 4.4.x and earlier does not properly check supervisor mode permissions, which allows local HVM users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) or gain guest kernel mode privileges via vectors involving an (1) HLT, (2) LGDT, (3) LIDT, or (4) LMSW instruction.
- Record
GHSA-7w7p-f566-6r85- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
The x86_emulate function in arch/x86/x86_emulate/x86_emulate.c in Xen 4.4.x and earlier does not properly check supervisor mode permissions, which allows local HVM users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) or gain guest kernel mode privileges via vectors involving an (1) HLT, (2) LGDT, (3) LIDT, or (4) LMSW instruction.
- Record
CVE-2014-7155- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2014-7155 No score
The x86_emulate function in arch/x86/x86_emulate/x86_emulate.c in Xen 4.4.x and earlier does not properly check supervisor mode permissions, which allows local HVM users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) or gain guest kernel mode privileges via vectors involving an (1) HLT, (2) LGDT, (3) LIDT, or (4) LMSW instruction.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2014-7155- 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
OSVSUSE-SU-2015:0940-1 No score
Security update for Xen
This update fixes the following security issues in Xen:
* CVE-2012-5510: Grant table version switch list corruption
vulnerability (XSA-26)
* CVE-2012-5511: Several HVM operations do not validate the range of
their inputs (XSA-27)
* CVE-2012-5513: XENMEM_exchange may overwrite hypervisor memory
(XSA-29)
* CVE-2012-5514: Missing unlock in
guest_physmap_mark_populate_on_demand() (XSA-30)
* CVE-2012-5515: Several memory hypercall operations allow invalid
extent order values (XSA-31)
Also the following fix has been applied:
* bnc#777628 - guest 'disappears' after live migration
Updated block-dmmd script
Security Issues references:
* CVE-2012-5513
<http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-5513>
* CVE-2012-5514
<http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-5514>
* CVE-2012-5511
<http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-5511>
* CVE-2012-5510
<http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-5510>
* CVE-2012-5515
<http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-5515>
- Record
SUSE-SU-2015:0940-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2014-7155 No score
The x86_emulate function in arch/x86/x86_emulate/x86_emulate.c in Xen 4.4.x and earlier does not properly check supervisor mode permissions, which allows local HVM users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) or gain guest kernel mode privileges via vectors involving an (1) HLT, (2) LGDT, (3) LIDT, or (4) LMSW instruction.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2014-7155- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
xenDebian:12 |
before 4.4.1-3 | 4.4.1-3 |
xenDebian:13 |
before 4.4.1-3 | 4.4.1-3 |
xenDebian:14 |
before 4.4.1-3 | 4.4.1-3 |
xenDebian:7 |
before 4.1.4-3+deb7u3, plus listed versions 4.1.4-34.1.4-3+deb7u14.1.4-3+deb7u2 |
4.1.4-3+deb7u3 |
xenUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 4.4.0-0ubuntu5.2, plus listed versions 4.3.0-1ubuntu14.3.0-1ubuntu24.3.0-1ubuntu34.3.0-1ubuntu44.3.0-1ubuntu5 Show 4 moreShow less4.4.0-0ubuntu34.4.0-0ubuntu44.4.0-0ubuntu54.4.0-0ubuntu5.1 |
4.4.0-0ubuntu5.2 |
xenopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 4.7.0_12-1.3 | 4.7.0_12-1.3 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 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-2014-7155 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.8) in Xen, published November 22, 2012. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.97%, the 61st percentile. Fixed in xen 4.4.1-3.
References
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00003.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/140483.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-10/msg00002.html
xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-105.html
support.citrix.com/article/CTX200218
securitytracker.com/id/1030888
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lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-October/140418.html
debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3041
secunia.com/advisories/61858
secunia.com/advisories/61890
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-42.xml
securityfocus.com/bid/70057
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-7155
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7w7p-f566-6r85
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-7155
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2015/suse-su-20150940-1
bugzilla.suse.com/777628
bugzilla.suse.com/789944
bugzilla.suse.com/789945
bugzilla.suse.com/789948
bugzilla.suse.com/789950
bugzilla.suse.com/789951
bugzilla.suse.com/826717
bugzilla.suse.com/880751
bugzilla.suse.com/895798
bugzilla.suse.com/895799
bugzilla.suse.com/895802
bugzilla.suse.com/903850
bugzilla.suse.com/903967
bugzilla.suse.com/903970
bugzilla.suse.com/905465
bugzilla.suse.com/905467
bugzilla.suse.com/906439
bugzilla.suse.com/927967
bugzilla.suse.com/929339
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suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5511
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5513
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suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-5515
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ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-7155
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-7155
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