CVE-2015-8615
MEDIUM5.0EPSS 0.24%Published: 1/8/2016Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
The hvm_set_callback_via function in arch/x86/hvm/irq.c in Xen 4.6 does not limit the number of printk console messages when logging the new callback method, which allows local HVM guest OS users to cause a denial of service via a large number of changes to the callback method (HVM_PARAM_CALLBACK_IRQ).
Affected packages (1)
- Debian/xenfrom 0, < 4.8.0~rc3-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L |