CVE-2017-15596

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2017-08-23
CWE:
CWE-770
Bugzilla:
1484476: CVE-2017-15596 xsa235 xen: add-to-physmap error paths fail to release lock on ARM

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

An issue was discovered in Xen 4.4.x through 4.9.x allowing ARM guest OS users to cause a denial of service (prevent physical CPU usage) because of lock mishandling upon detection of an add-to-physmap error.

Find out more about CVE-2017-15596 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 4
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 xen Not affected

External References

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