CVE-2015-7972

xen: populate-on-demand balloon size inaccuracy can crash guests on x86

Published Oct 30, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 2.1 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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."

Remediation

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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."
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 8:06 AM
Reserved
Oct 23, 2015, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 30, 2015, 3:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:33 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Oct 29, 2015, 12:00 AM