CVE-2015-0268

Xen 4.5.x - Denial of Service via Invalid GICD.SGIR Register Write

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The vgic_v2_to_sgi function in arch/arm/vgic-v2.c in Xen 4.5.x, when running on ARM hardware with general interrupt controller (GIC) version 2, allows local guest users to cause a denial of service (host crash) by writing an invalid value to the GICD.SGIR register.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/100868
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031746
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-117.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72591

Scores

EPSS 0.0005
EPSS Percentile 15.9%

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (1)
xen/xen 4.5.0
Published Feb 16, 2015
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026