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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2015-8615

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…

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 1.16%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.16%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

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).

CVSS 3.0
5.0 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
EPSS
1.16% probability · 65th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-254
Affected
xen/xen
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.