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TI-2014-03280 Aliases CVE-2014-4021GHSA-h82g-hrcm-j7gq

Xen 3.2.x through 4.4.x does not properly clean memory pages recovered from guests, which…

Priority LOW 15CWE-119Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

Xen 3.2.x through 4.4.x does not properly clean memory pages recovered from guests, which allows local guest OS users to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00684 52nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 1 advisory

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 24

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.0VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.1VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.2VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.2.3VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.1VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.2VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.3VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.4VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.0VulnerableXen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.0 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.1 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.2 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.2.3 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.2 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.3 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.4 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0 Vulnerable ·Xen
Show 14 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.1VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.2VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.3VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.4VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.5VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1.6.1VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.0VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.1VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.2VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.3VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.0VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.1VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.4.0VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.4.0 rc1VulnerableXen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.1 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.2 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.3 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.4 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.5 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.6.1 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.1 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.2 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.3 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.0 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.1 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.0 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Xen

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2014:0926 Released 2014-07-23 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    kernel security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) kernel-2.6.18-371.11.1.el5, kernel-2.6.18-371.11.1.el5.ia64, kernel-PAE-2.6.18-371.11.1.el5 +18
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) kernel-2.6.18-371.11.1.el5, kernel-PAE-2.6.18-371.11.1.el5, kernel-PAE-devel-2.6.18-371.11.1.el5 +8

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2014:0926
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)Fixed RHSA-2014:0926

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-4021
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h82g-hrcm-j7gq

References

Patch 1

Advisory 6

Other 3

  • TI-2012-00210 The x86-64 kernel system-call functionality in Xen 4.1.2 and earlier, as used in Citrix… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2023-07042 Information disclosure through error messages in AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series Desktop… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2015-04333 The C+ mode offload emulation in the RTL8139 network card device model in QEMU, as used… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2015-06741 The KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.2.6, and Xen 4.3.x through 4.6.x, allows… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2018-06436 A statement in the System Programming Guide of the Intel 64 and IA-32 Architectures… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2024-20522 x86: Incorrect logic for BTC/SRSO mitigations CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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