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CVE-2015-7970
Published: Oct 30, 2015
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
77362
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX202404
x_refsource_CONFIRM
FEDORA-2015-242be2c240
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
FEDORA-2015-a931b02be2
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
openSUSE-SU-2015:2250
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
1034034
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-150.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
DSA-3414
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
FEDORA-2015-6f6b79efe2
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_FEDORA
GLSA-201604-03
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
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