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CVE-2015-8341

Published: Dec 17, 2015 | Modified: Apr 12, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
7.8 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
RedHat/V2
4.9 MODERATE
AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8341
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/399.html

The libxl toolstack library in Xen 4.1.x through 4.6.x does not properly release mappings of files used as kernels and initial ramdisks when managing multiple domains in the same process, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and disk consumption) by starting domains.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
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*
XenUbuntutrusty*
XenUbuntuupstream*
XenUbuntuvivid*
XenUbuntuwily*

References

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