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.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3519-1 xen security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-8225 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T08:13:32.258Z

Reserved: 2015-11-25T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-8341

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2015-12-17T19:59:09.730

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2015-8341

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2015-12-08T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-8341 - Bugzilla

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