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CVE-2015-8550 Detail

Description

Xen, when used on a system providing PV backends, allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) or gain privileges by writing to memory shared between the frontend and backend, aka a double fetch vulnerability.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html Third Party Advisory 
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html Third Party Advisory 
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3434
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3434
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3471
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3471
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3519
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3519
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79592 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79592 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034479 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034479 Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-155.html Vendor Advisory 
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-155.html Vendor Advisory 
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-284 Improper Access Control cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-8550
NVD Published Date:
04/14/2016
NVD Last Modified:
11/20/2024
Source:
MITRE