Memory leak in Xen 4.2 and unstable allows local HVM guests to cause a denial of service (host memory consumption) by performing nested virtualization in a way that triggers errors that are not properly handled.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xen | Xen | 4.2.0 (including) | 4.2.0 (including) |
| Xen | Ubuntu | devel | * |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55082
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/23/8
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028032
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55082
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/01/23/8
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1028032