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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
precise
Released (4.1.6.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.7)
trusty
Released (4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.3)
upstream Needs triage

vivid
Released (4.5.0-1ubuntu4.3)
wily
Released (4.5.1-0ubuntu1.1)
Binaries built from this source package are in Universe and so are supported by the community.