CVE-2014-2986 (GCVE-0-2014-2986)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2014-04-28 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 10:28
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Summary
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.
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CWE
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Date Public
2014-04-23 00:00
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