gsd-2015-7970
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:20
Details
The p2m_pod_emergency_sweep function in arch/x86/mm/p2m-pod.c in Xen 3.4.x, 3.5.x, and 3.6.x is not preemptible, which allows local x86 HVM guest administrators to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and possibly reboot) via crafted memory contents that triggers a "time-consuming linear scan," related to Populate-on-Demand.
Aliases
Aliases
CVE-2015-7970


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      "lastModifiedDate": "2017-07-01T01:29Z",
      "publishedDate": "2015-10-30T15:59Z"
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