vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2015-8550): Linux kernel vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:C) | Feb 3, 2016 | Feb 3, 2016 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:C)
Published
Feb 3, 2016
Added
Feb 3, 2016
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
Xen, when used on a system providing PV backends, allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) or gain privileges by writing to memory shared between the frontend and backend, aka a double fetch vulnerability.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-74-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-74-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-74-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-74-powerpc-e500ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-74-powerpc-e500mcubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-74-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-74-powerpc64-embubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-74-powerpc64-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-57-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-57-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-57-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-57-powerpc-e500mcubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-57-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-57-powerpc64-embubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-57-powerpc64-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-42-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-42-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-42-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-42-powerpc-e500mcubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-42-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-42-powerpc64-embubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-42-powerpc64-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-1476-omap4ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-97-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-97-generic-paeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-97-highbankubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-97-omapubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-97-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-97-powerpc64-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-97-virtualubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-22-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-22-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-22-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-22-powerpc-e500mcubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-22-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-22-powerpc64-embubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-22-powerpc64-smpubuntu-upgrade-qemu-kvmubuntu-upgrade-qemu-systemubuntu-upgrade-qemu-system-aarch64ubuntu-upgrade-qemu-system-armubuntu-upgrade-qemu-system-mipsubuntu-upgrade-qemu-system-miscubuntu-upgrade-qemu-system-ppcubuntu-upgrade-qemu-system-sparcubuntu-upgrade-qemu-system-x86
References
Rapid7 Labs
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