arch/ia64/xen/faults.c in Xen 3.4 and 4.0 in Linux kernel...
Moderate severity
Unreviewed
Published
May 14, 2022
to the GitHub Advisory Database
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Updated Feb 2, 2023
Description
Published by the National Vulnerability Database
Jun 16, 2010
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
May 14, 2022
Last updated
Feb 2, 2023
arch/ia64/xen/faults.c in Xen 3.4 and 4.0 in Linux kernel 2.6.18, and possibly other kernel versions, when running on IA-64 architectures, allows local users to cause a denial of service and "turn on BE by modifying the user mask of the PSR," as demonstrated via exploitation of CVE-2006-0742.
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