CVE-2015-6654

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-6654
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-09-03 14:59:10 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe xenmem_add_to_physmap_one function in arch/arm/mm.c in Xen 4.5.x, 4.4.x, and earlier does not limit the number of printk console messages when reporting a failure to retrieve a reference on a foreign page, which allows remote domains to cause a denial of service by leveraging permissions to map the memory of a foreign guest.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 2.1 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Xen Xen 4.4.0 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 4.5.0 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 4.5.1 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
XSA-141 - Xen Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 xenbits.xen.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Xen xenmem_add_to_physmap_one() printk Rate Limiting Flaw Lets Local Users on a Guest System Cause Denial of Service Conditions on the Host System - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3414-1 xen af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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