CVE - CVE-2015-8550

CVE-ID
CVE-2015-8550	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
Xen, when used on a system providing PV backends, allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) or gain privileges by writing to memory shared between the frontend and backend, aka a double fetch vulnerability.
References
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CONFIRM:http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-155.html CONFIRM:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html DEBIAN:DSA-3519 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3519 DEBIAN:DSA-3434 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3434 DEBIAN:DSA-3471 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3471 GENTOO:GLSA-201604-03 URL:https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03 SUSE:SUSE-SU-2016:1764 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html SUSE:SUSE-SU-2016:0911 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.html SUSE:SUSE-SU-2016:1102 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.html BID:79592 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79592 SECTRACK:1034479 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034479
Assigning CNA
N/A
Date Entry Created
20151214	Disclaimer: The entry creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20151214)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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