CVE-2015-8615

Medium

Description

The hvm_set_callback_via function in arch/x86/hvm/irq.c in Xen 4.6 does not limit the number of printk console messages when logging the new callback method, which allows local HVM guest OS users to cause a denial of service via a large number of changes to the callback method (HVM_PARAM_CALLBACK_IRQ).

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.0
Exploit probability—
ProductXen
PublishedJan 8, 2016
First seenJan 8, 2016

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
xen xen4.6.0—

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