CVE-2015-8341

high
Published 2015-12-17 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
7.8
VIR risk
7.8

Description

The libxl toolstack library in Xen 4.1.x through 4.6.x does not properly release mappings of files used as kernels and initial ramdisks when managing multiple domains in the same process, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and disk consumption) by starting domains.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8341

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-160.html

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8341.html

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
suse slesaffected
debian debianbookwormfixed4.8.0~rc3-1
debian debianbullseyefixed4.8.0~rc3-1
debian debianforkyfixed4.8.0~rc3-1
debian debiansidfixed4.8.0~rc3-1
debian debiantrixiefixed4.8.0~rc3-1

References

CWEs

CWE-399

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