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CVE-2015-8340
The memory_exchange function in common/memory.c in Xen 3.2.x through 4.6.x does not properly release locks, which might allow guest OS…
Medium4.7EPSS 0.38%
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- mitre
Description
The memory_exchange function in common/memory.c in Xen 3.2.x through 4.6.x does not properly release locks, which might allow guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (deadlock or host crash) via unspecified vectors, related to XENMEM_exchange error handling.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.7 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.38% · top 67% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.7.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (6)
- DSA-3519 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-159.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 1034391 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX203451 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- GLSA-201604-03 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 79038 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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