CVE-2015-8338

Published: Dec 17, 2015Modified: May 6, 2026

7.2

Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 10.0

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Xen: Xen

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Xen Xen	Up to 4.6.0

Related CWEs

References (8)

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3633

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78920

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034390

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-158.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3633

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78920

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034390

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-158.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

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