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CVE-2015-8340

The memory_exchange function in common/memory.c in Xen 3.2.x through 4.6.x does not properly release locks, which might

The memory_exchange function in common/memory.c in Xen 3.2.x through 4.6.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.

MEDIUM · CVSS 4.7 EPSS 0.00073
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Affected Products & Versions

1
xenall versions
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Scoring & Timeline

4.7
MEDIUM · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Published to NVD17 Dec 2015 · 07:59 PM
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Vendor Advisories

6
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10196-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:2338-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:2324-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:2326-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2015:2328-1
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References & Sources

6
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX203451Patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3519
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79038
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034391
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-159.htmlVendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03
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