CVE-2015-6654
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…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.40%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.40% probability · 34th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- xen/xen
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3414
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033438
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-141.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3414
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033438
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-141.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.