Description
The XEN_DOMCTL_memory_mapping hypercall in Xen 3.2.x through 4.5.x, when using a PCI passthrough device, is not preemptible, which allows local x86 HVM domain users to cause a denial of service (host CPU consumption) via a crafted request to the device model (qemu-dm).
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.9/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:CWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154574.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154579.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155198.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00014.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00018.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73448
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031994Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-125.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-04
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154574.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/154579.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-April/155198.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00014.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-05/msg00018.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73448
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031994Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-125.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-04
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 1, 2015
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified