CVE-2015-7970

The p2m_pod_emergency_sweep function in arch/x86/mm/p2m-pod.c in Xen 3.4.x, 3.5.x, and 3.6.x is not preemptible, which allows local x86 HVM guest administrators to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and possibly reboot) via crafted memory contents that triggers a "time-consuming linear scan," related to Populate-on-Demand.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 02:37

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171082.html - () http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171082.html -
References () http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171185.html - () http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171185.html -
References () http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171249.html - () http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171249.html -
References () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00053.html - () http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00053.html -
References () http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX202404 - () http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX202404 -
References () http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3414 - () http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3414 -
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77362 - () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77362 -
References () http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034034 - () http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034034 -
References () http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-150.html - Vendor Advisory () http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-150.html - Vendor Advisory
References () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03 - () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03 -

Information

Published : 2015-10-30 15:59

Updated : 2024-11-21 02:37


NVD link : CVE-2015-7970

Mitre link : CVE-2015-7970

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-7970


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Products Affected

xen

  • xen
CWE
CWE-399

Resource Management Errors