Description
The (1) libxl_set_memory_target function in tools/libxl/libxl.c and (2) libxl__build_post function in tools/libxl/libxl_dom.c in Xen 3.4.x through 4.6.x do not properly calculate the balloon size when using the populate-on-demand (PoD) system, which allows local HVM guest users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) via unspecified vectors related to "heavy memory pressure."
Published: 2015-10-30
Score: 2.1 Low
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-479-1 xen security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3414-1 xen security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-7869 The (1) libxl_set_memory_target function in tools/libxl/libxl.c and (2) libxl__build_post function in tools/libxl/libxl_dom.c in Xen 3.4.x through 4.6.x do not properly calculate the balloon size when using the populate-on-demand (PoD) system, which allows local HVM guest users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) via unspecified vectors related to "heavy memory pressure."
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T08:06:31.402Z

Reserved: 2015-10-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-7972

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-10-30T15:59:09.077

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-7972

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2015-10-29T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-7972 - Bugzilla

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