CVE-2014-1666

high
Published 2014-01-26 · Modified 2026-04-29
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
8.3
VIR risk
8.3

Description

The do_physdev_op function in Xen 4.1.5, 4.1.6.1, 4.2.2 through 4.2.3, and 4.3.x does not properly restrict access to the (1) PHYSDEVOP_prepare_msix and (2) PHYSDEVOP_release_msix operations, which allows local PV guests to cause a denial of service (host or guest malfunction) or possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-1666

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/xsa87-unstable-4.3.patch

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://secunia.com/advisories/56650

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed4.4.0-1
debian debianbullseyefixed4.4.0-1
debian debianforkyfixed4.4.0-1
debian debiansidfixed4.4.0-1
debian debiantrixiefixed4.4.0-1

References

CWEs

CWE-264

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.