CVE-2014-5146 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2014-5146: Certain MMU virtualization operations in Xen 4.2.x through 4.4.x before the xsa97-hap patch, when using Hardware Assisted Paging (HAP), are not preemptible, which allows local HVM guest to cause a denial of service (vcpu consumption) by invoking these operations, which process every page assigned to

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2014-5146 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

xen→ fixed in4.4.1-4urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y xen

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

xen→ fixed in4.4.1-4urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y xen

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

xen→ fixed in4.4.1-4urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y xen

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