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CVE-2014-2580
Published:April 15, 2014
Updated:May 17, 2026
The netback driver in Xen, when using certain Linux versions that do not allow sleeping in softirq context, allows local guest administrators to cause a denial of service ("scheduling while atomic" error and host crash) via a malformed packet, which causes a mutex to be taken when trying to disable the interface.
Related Resources (6)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66386
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/24/6
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-90.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029949
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/03/24/8
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2014-2580
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
4.7
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
CVSS v2
Base Score:
4.4
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
EPSS
Base Score:
0.07