# CVE-2015-7970: The p2m\_pod\_emergency\_sweep function in arch/x86/mm/p2m-pod.c in Xen 3.4.x, 3.5.x, and 3.6.x is not preemptible, which allows local x86 HVM

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-10-30 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The p2m_pod_emergency_sweep function in arch/x86/mm/p2m-pod.c in Xen 3.4.x, 3.5.x, and 3.6.x is not preemptible, which allows local x86 HVM guest administrators to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption and possibly reboot) via crafted memory contents that triggers a "time-consuming linear scan," related to Populate-on-Demand.

## What to do

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## References

- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77362
- http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX202404
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171249.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171082.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00053.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034034
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-150.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3414
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-November/171185.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03

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