Xen 4.4.x, when running on an ARM system, does not properly check write permissions on virtual addresses, which allows local guest administrators to gain privileges via unspecified vectors
Published Jun 5, 2014
7.4
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.65%
Description
Xen 4.4.x, when running on an ARM system, does not properly check write permissions on virtual addresses, which allows local guest administrators to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of the kernel-xen package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.65% (0.00653) | 49.44th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.65% (0.00653) | 46.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.25% (0.00250) | 46.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00260) | 66.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00260) | 64.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00260) | 61.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (8)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/58975 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions Required
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/04/14 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67819 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030333 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-98.html x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3969 Vendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3969
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3969
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://secunia.com/advisories/58975 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPermissions Required | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/06/04/14 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67819 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030333 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-98.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-3969 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-3969 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-3969 |
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