Code Affecting xen package, versions <4.5.0-1ubuntu4.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (32nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1504-XEN-366590
  • published1 Oct 2015
  • disclosed1 Oct 2015

Introduced: 1 Oct 2015

CVE-2015-7311  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-17  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:15.04 xen to version 4.5.0-1ubuntu4.3 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:15.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

libxl in Xen 4.1.x through 4.6.x does not properly handle the readonly flag on disks when using the qemu-xen device model, which allows local guest users to write to a read-only disk image.

CVSS Scores

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