SB2015020902 - Resource management error in Xen
Published: February 9, 2015 Updated: July 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015020902
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1563)
The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
The ARM GIC distributor virtualization in Xen 4.4.x and 4.5.x allows local guests to cause a denial of service by causing a large number messages to be logged.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.