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    CVE-2015-7972

    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."

    Published:Oct 29, 2015
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Oct 30, 2015
    EPSS Score:0.00092
    CVSS Score:2.1

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Xen
    Product
    Xen

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171082.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171185.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171249.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00063.html
    http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX202404
    http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3414
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77365
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034036
    http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-153.html
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171082.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171185.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171249.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00063.html
    http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX202404
    http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3414
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77365
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034036
    http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-153.html
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03

    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