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    CVE-2015-4163

    GNTTABOP_swap_grant_ref in Xen 4.2 through 4.5 does not check the grant table operation version, which allows local guest domains to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a hypercall without a GNTTABOP_setup_table or GNTTABOP_set_version.

    Published:Jun 11, 2015
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Jun 15, 2015
    EPSS Score:0.00095
    CVSS Score:4.9

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Xen
    Product
    Xen

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00004.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00007.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00030.html
    http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX201145
    http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3286
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75141
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032568
    http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-134.html
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03
    https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX206006
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00004.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00007.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-06/msg00030.html
    http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX201145
    http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3286
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75141
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032568
    http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-134.html
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03
    https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX206006

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High