| CVE-2015-7972 | Date: (C)2015-12-15 (M)2024-02-22 |
The (1) libxl_set_memory_target function in tools/libxl/libxl.c and (2) libxl__build_post function in tools/libxl/libxl_dom.c in Xen 3.4.x through 4.6.x do not properly calculate the balloon size when using the populate-on-demand (PoD) system, which allows local HVM guest users to cause a denial of service (guest crash) via unspecified vectors related to "heavy memory pressure."
CVSS Score and Metrics +CVSS Score and Metrics -| CVSS V2 Severity: |
| CVSS Score : 2.1 |
| Exploit Score: 3.9 |
| Impact Score: 2.9 |
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| CVSS V2 Metrics: |
| Access Vector: LOCAL |
| Access Complexity: LOW |
| Authentication: NONE |
| Confidentiality: NONE |
| Integrity: NONE |
| Availability: PARTIAL |
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