Resource management error in Xen - CVE-2015-1563

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Resource management error in Xen - CVE-2015-1563

Published: February 9, 2015 / Updated: July 28, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU32440
CSH Severity: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1563
CWE-ID: CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Xen
Software vendor:
Xen Project

Description

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.

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