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.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xen | Xen | 3.4.0 (including) | 3.4.0 (including) |
| Xen | Xen | 3.4.1 (including) | 3.4.1 (including) |
| Xen | Xen | 3.4.2 (including) | 3.4.2 (including) |
| Xen | Xen | 3.4.3 (including) | 3.4.3 (including) |
| Xen | Xen | 3.4.4 (including) | 3.4.4 (including) |
| Xen | Ubuntu | devel | * |
| Xen | Ubuntu | precise | * |
| Xen | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Xen | Ubuntu | vivid | * |
| Xen | Ubuntu | wily | * |
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171082.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171185.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171249.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00053.html
- http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX202404
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3414
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77362
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034034
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-150.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171082.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171185.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171249.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00053.html
- http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX202404
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3414
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77362
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034034
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-150.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03