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.
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Configurations
History
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Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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References | () http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3633 - | |
References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78920 - | |
References | () http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034390 - | |
References | () 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