Servers and applications
CVE-2014-9065
common/spinlock.c in Xen 4.4.x and earlier does not properly handle read and write locks, which allows local x86 guest users to cause a denial of service (write denial or NMI watchdog timeout and host crash) via a large number of read requests, a different vulnerability to CVE-2014-9066.
- Severity
- Medium 4.4
- Published
- 9 Dec 2014
- Last changed
- 17 Jun 2026
- Added to UpHeron
- 1 Nov 2026
- Exploit chance
- 0.4% in the next 30 daysHigher than 31% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 12 Nov 2026
- Weakness
- CWE-17
- Attack
- Needs local access · Needs a login
- Attacker can
- Take it down
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C- Sources
- NVD
Affected software
| Software | Affected versions |
|---|---|
XenServers and applications · cpe:o:xen:xen |
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