CVE-2015-8340

CVE Details

Release Date:	2015-12-08
Impact:	Moderate	What is this?

Description

The memory_exchange function in common/memory.c in Xen 3.2.x through4.6.x does not properly release locks, which might allow guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (deadlock or host crash) via unspecified vectors, related to XENMEM_exchange error handling.

See more information about CVE-2015-8340 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	6.3
Vector String:	AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	Single
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle VM version 3.2 (xen)	OVMSA-2016-0008	2016-01-25
Oracle VM version 3.3 (xen)	OVMSA-2016-0007	2016-01-25