Out-of-Bounds Affecting xen package, versions <4.1.6.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.8


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (20th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1204-XEN-367406
  • published14 Apr 2016
  • disclosed14 Apr 2016

Introduced: 14 Apr 2016

CVE-2015-8554  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:12.04 xen to version 4.1.6.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.8 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream xen package and not the xen package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:12.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Buffer overflow in hw/pt-msi.c in Xen 4.6.x and earlier, when using the qemu-xen-traditional (aka qemu-dm) device model, allows local x86 HVM guest administrators to gain privileges by leveraging a system with access to a passed-through MSI-X capable physical PCI device and MSI-X table entries, related to a "write path."