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CVE-2014-7155

The x86_emulate function in arch/x86/x86_emulate/x86_emulate.c in Xen 4.4.x and earlier does not...

5.8 MediumFix available

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

0.97%Down 0.3 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

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 MediumAV: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

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
xen
Debian:12
before 4.4.1-3
4.4.1-3
xen
Debian:13
before 4.4.1-3
4.4.1-3
xen
Debian:14
before 4.4.1-3
4.4.1-3
xen
Debian:7
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
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
xen
Ubuntu: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
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4.4.0-0ubuntu34.4.0-0ubuntu44.4.0-0ubuntu54.4.0-0ubuntu5.1
4.4.0-0ubuntu5.2
xen
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 124 CVEs
before 4.7.0_12-1.3
4.7.0_12-1.3

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE 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.

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