CVE-2015-8340

Publication date 17 December 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024


Ubuntu priority

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.

Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
xen 15.10 wily
Fixed 4.5.1-0ubuntu1.2
15.04 vivid
Fixed 4.5.0-1ubuntu4.4
14.04 LTS trusty
Fixed 4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.4
12.04 LTS precise
Fixed 4.1.6.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.8

Patch details

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Package Patch details
xen