CVE-2015-7972
Published: 30 October 2015
The (1) libxl_set_memory_target function in tools/libxl/libxl.c and (2) libxl__build_post function in tools/libxl/libxl_dom.c in Xen 3.4.x through 4.6.x do not properly calculate the balloon size when using the populate-on-demand (PoD) system, which allows local HVM guest users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) via unspecified vectors related to "heavy memory pressure."
Priority
Low
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
xen Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Needs triage
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| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) |
Released
(4.5.1-0ubuntu2)
|
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| Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) |
Does not exist
(trusty was released [4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.3])
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| Binaries built from this source package are in Universe and so are supported by the community. | ||