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CVE-2015-7835

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Description

The mod_l2_entry function in arch/x86/mm.c in Xen 3.4 through 4.6.x does not properly validate level 2 page table entries, which allows local PV guest administrators to gain privileges via a crafted superpage mapping.

References

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171082.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171185.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171249.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-11/msg00063.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00053.html

http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX202404

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3390

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77366

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034032

http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-148.html

https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-secpack/blob/master/QSBs/qsb-022-2015.txt

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2015-10-30

Updated: 2018-10-30

Type: CWE-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Impact Score: 10

Exploitability Score: 3.9

Severity: HIGH

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