The memory_exchange function in common/memory.c in Xen 3.2.x through 4.6.x does not properly release locks, which might allow guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (deadlock or host crash) via unspecified vectors, related to XENMEM_exchange error handling.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2015-12-17T19:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T08:13:32.279Z

Reserved: 2015-11-25T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-8340

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2015-12-17T19:59:08.683

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:38:20.017

Link: CVE-2015-8340

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2015-12-08T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-8340 - Bugzilla