CVE-2015-8338

Xen 4.6.x and earlier does not properly enforce limits on page order inputs for the (1) XENMEM_increase_reservation, (2) XENMEM_populate_physmap, (3) XENMEM_exchange, and possibly other HYPERVISOR_memory_op suboperations, which allows ARM guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption, guest reboot, or watchdog timeout and host reboot) and possibly have unspecified other impact via unknown vectors.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 02:38

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3633 - () http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3633 -
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78920 - () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78920 -
References () http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034390 - () http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034390 -
References () http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-158.html - Vendor Advisory () http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-158.html - Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2015-12-17 19:59

Updated : 2024-11-21 02:38


NVD link : CVE-2015-8338

Mitre link : CVE-2015-8338

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-8338


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Products Affected

xen

  • xen
CWE
CWE-254

7PK - Security Features