SB2015030504 - Fedora 21 update for xen



SB2015030504 - Fedora 21 update for xen

Published: March 5, 2015 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2015030504
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1563)

The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The ARM GIC distributor virtualization in Xen 4.4.x and 4.5.x allows local guests to cause a denial of service by causing a large number messages to be logged.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.