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CVE-2015-7835

Published: 30 October 2015

The mod_l2_entry function in arch/x86/mm.c in Xen 3.4 through 4.6.x does not properly validate level 2 page table entries, which allows local PV guest administrators to gain privileges via a crafted superpage mapping.

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
xen
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
precise
Released (4.1.6.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.7)
trusty
Released (4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.3)
upstream Needs triage

vivid
Released (4.5.0-1ubuntu4.3)
wily
Released (4.5.1-0ubuntu1.1)
Binaries built from this source package are in Universe and so are supported by the community.