Modified
This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.
Description
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.
Source:
MITRE
Description Last Modified:
10/30/2015
Impact
CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:
Base Score:
4.9 MEDIUM
Vector:
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
(V2 legend)
Impact Subscore:
6.9
Exploitability Subscore:
3.9
Access Vector (AV):
Local
Access Complexity (AC):
Low
Authentication (AU):
None
Confidentiality (C):
None
Integrity (I):
None
Availability (A):
Complete
Additional Information:
Allows disruption of service
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Change History
5 change records found
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CVE Modified by MITRE -
6/30/2017 9:29:23 PM
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Reference |
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https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03 [No Types Assigned] |
CVE Modified by MITRE -
12/7/2016 1:25:44 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171082.html [No Types Assigned] |
| Added |
Reference |
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171185.html [No Types Assigned] |
| Added |
Reference |
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http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171249.html [No Types Assigned] |
| Added |
Reference |
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00053.html [No Types Assigned] |
| Added |
Reference |
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http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX202404 [No Types Assigned] |
| Added |
Reference |
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http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3414 [No Types Assigned] |
| Added |
Reference |
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034034 [No Types Assigned] |
CVE Modified by MITRE -
11/28/2016 2:45:12 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
Reference |
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77362 [No Types Assigned] |
Modified Analysis -
11/2/2015 12:05:06 PM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
CPE Configuration |
|
Configuration 1
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| Added |
CVSS V2 |
|
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) |
| Added |
CWE |
|
CWE-399 |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-150.html No Types Assigned |
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-150.html Advisory |
Initial CVE Analysis -
11/2/2015 11:31:12 AM