# CVE-2014-1892: Xen 3.3 through 4.1, when XSM is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service via vectors related to a "large memory allocation,

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-04-01 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Xen 3.3 through 4.1, when XSM is enabled, allows local users to cause a denial of service via vectors related to a "large memory allocation," a different vulnerability than CVE-2014-1891, CVE-2014-1893, and CVE-2014-1894.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00011.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/10/8
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-84.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/07/4
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201407-03.xml
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00010.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/02/07/12

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