Resource management error in Xen - CVE-2015-1563
Published: February 9, 2015 / Updated: July 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32440
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1563
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Xen
xen (Alpine package)
xen
Fedora
xen (Alpine package)
xen
Fedora
How to mitigate CVE-2015-1563
Install update from vendor's website.
xen (Alpine package) - update to 4.4.1-r8
xen - addressed in versions 4.4.1-13.fc21, 4.4.1-14.fc21, 4.4.1-15.fc21, 4.4.1-16.fc21
xen - addressed in versions 4.4.1-13.fc21, 4.4.1-14.fc21, 4.4.1-15.fc21, 4.4.1-16.fc21