# CVE-2015-8554: Buffer overflow in hw/pt-msi.c in Xen 4.6.x and earlier, when using the qemu-xen-traditional (aka qemu-dm) device model, allows local x86 HV

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2016-04-14 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Buffer overflow in hw/pt-msi.c in Xen 4.6.x and earlier, when using the qemu-xen-traditional (aka qemu-dm) device model, allows local x86 HVM guest administrators to gain privileges by leveraging a system with access to a passed-through MSI-X capable physical PCI device and MSI-X table entries, related to a "write path."

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## References

- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034481
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-164.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/79579
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03
- http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX203879

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