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CVE-2015-8340

Published: Dec 17, 2015 | Modified: Apr 12, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
4.7 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
RedHat/V2
6.3 MODERATE
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
RedHat/V3
6.2 MODERATE
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8340
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/17.html

The memory_exchange function in common/memory.c in Xen 3.2.x through 4.6.x does not properly release locks, which might allow guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (deadlock or host crash) via unspecified vectors, related to XENMEM_exchange error handling.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
XenXen3.2.0 (including)3.2.0 (including)
XenXen3.2.1 (including)3.2.1 (including)
XenXen3.2.2 (including)3.2.2 (including)
XenXen3.2.3 (including)3.2.3 (including)
XenXen3.3.0 (including)3.3.0 (including)
XenXen3.3.1 (including)3.3.1 (including)
XenXen3.3.2 (including)3.3.2 (including)
XenXen3.4.0 (including)3.4.0 (including)
XenXen3.4.1 (including)3.4.1 (including)
XenXen3.4.2 (including)3.4.2 (including)
XenXen3.4.3 (including)3.4.3 (including)
XenXen3.4.4 (including)3.4.4 (including)
XenXen4.0.0 (including)4.0.0 (including)
XenXen4.0.1 (including)4.0.1 (including)
XenXen4.0.2 (including)4.0.2 (including)
XenXen4.0.3 (including)4.0.3 (including)
XenXen4.0.4 (including)4.0.4 (including)
XenXen4.1.0 (including)4.1.0 (including)
XenXen4.1.1 (including)4.1.1 (including)
XenXen4.1.2 (including)4.1.2 (including)
XenXen4.1.3 (including)4.1.3 (including)
XenXen4.1.4 (including)4.1.4 (including)
XenXen4.1.5 (including)4.1.5 (including)
XenXen4.1.6 (including)4.1.6 (including)
XenXen4.1.6.1 (including)4.1.6.1 (including)
XenXen4.2.0 (including)4.2.0 (including)
XenXen4.2.1 (including)4.2.1 (including)
XenXen4.2.2 (including)4.2.2 (including)
XenXen4.2.3 (including)4.2.3 (including)
XenXen4.2.4 (including)4.2.4 (including)
XenXen4.2.5 (including)4.2.5 (including)
XenXen4.3.0 (including)4.3.0 (including)
XenXen4.3.1 (including)4.3.1 (including)
XenXen4.3.2 (including)4.3.2 (including)
XenXen4.3.3 (including)4.3.3 (including)
XenXen4.3.4 (including)4.3.4 (including)
XenXen4.4.0 (including)4.4.0 (including)
XenXen4.4.1 (including)4.4.1 (including)
XenXen4.4.2 (including)4.4.2 (including)
XenXen4.4.3 (including)4.4.3 (including)
XenXen4.5.0 (including)4.5.0 (including)
XenXen4.5.1 (including)4.5.1 (including)
XenXen4.5.2 (including)4.5.2 (including)
XenXen4.6.0 (including)4.6.0 (including)
XenUbuntudevel*
XenUbuntuprecise*
XenUbuntutrusty*
XenUbuntuupstream*
XenUbuntuvivid*
XenUbuntuwily*

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