Xen
CVE-2015-8550
HIGH
Severity by source
AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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1DescriptionCVE.org
Xen, when used on a system providing PV backends, allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) or gain privileges by writing to memory shared between the frontend and backend, aka a double fetch vulnerability.
AnalysisAI
Xen, when used on a system providing PV backends, allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) or gain privileges by writing to memory shared between the frontend. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.2), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. Epss exploitation probability 16.0% and no vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-284. Xen, when used on a system providing PV backends, allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) or gain privileges by writing to memory shared between the frontend and backend, aka a double fetch vulnerability. Affected products include: Xen, Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
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Xen through 4.8.x does not validate memory allocations during certain P2M operations, which allows guest OS users to obt
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Same weakness CWE-284 – Improper Access Control
View allSame technique Denial Of Service
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