CVE Catalog

CVE-2015-8341

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

The libxl toolstack library in Xen versions 4.1.x through 4.6.x does not properly release mappings of files used as kernels and initial ramdisks when managing multiple domains in the same process. This allows attackers to cause a denial of service by starting domains.

Risk Assessment

The organization may experience denial of service due to excessive memory and disk consumption, potentially disrupting the operation of virtualization systems.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to the latest version of Xen to mitigate this vulnerability and to monitor resource usage to detect potential attacks.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

The libxl toolstack library in Xen 4.1.x through 4.6.x does not properly release mappings of files used as kernels and initial ramdisks when managing multiple domains in the same process, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory and disk consumption) by starting domains.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS