CVE-2015-8340

MediumCVSS 4.7/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 4.7/10AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Weakness enumeration

CWE-17

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

Timeline

Published: Dec 17, 2015
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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