Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.precise:def:20157971000
Revision Date:2015-10-30Version:1
Title:CVE-2015-7971 on Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) - low.
Description:Xen 3.2.x through 4.6.x does not limit the number of printk console messages when logging certain pmu and profiling hypercalls, which allows local guests to cause a denial of service via a sequence of crafted (1) HYPERCALL_xenoprof_op hypercalls, which are not properly handled in the do_xenoprof_op function in common/xenoprof.c, or (2) HYPERVISOR_xenpmu_op hypercalls, which are not properly handled in the do_xenpmu_op function in arch/x86/cpu/vpmu.c.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2015-7971
Platform(s):Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (precise) is installed.
  • AND The 'xen' package in precise was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '4.1.6.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.7').
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