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DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8615

DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8615 PUBLISHED CVSS 5 MEDIUM

The hvm_set_callback_via function in arch/x86/hvm/irq.c in Xen 4.6 does not limit the number of printk console messages when logging the new callback method, which allows local HVM guest OS users to cause a denial of service via a large number of changes to the callback method (HVM_PARAM_CALLBACK_IRQ).

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.0
5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:12xen0, 0, 0
Debian:13xen0, 0, 0
Debian:14xen0, 0, 0
Debian:11xen0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Jan 8, 2016 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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