CVE-2015-6654

low

Published 2015-09-03 · Modified 2026-05-06

CVSS v3

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VIR risk

2.1

Description

The 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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
debian	bookworm	fixed	`4.8.0~rc3-1`
debian	bullseye	fixed	`4.8.0~rc3-1`
debian	forky	fixed	`4.8.0~rc3-1`
debian	sid	fixed	`4.8.0~rc3-1`
debian	trixie	fixed	`4.8.0~rc3-1`

References

CWEs

CWE-264

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Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.