CVE-2015-8341
high
CVSS v3
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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
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8341
Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-160.html
Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8341.html
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| 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-399
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.