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CVE-2015-7835 (GCVE-0-2015-7835)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2015-10-30 15:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 07:58
VLAI
Summary
The mod_l2_entry function in arch/x86/mm.c in Xen 3.4 through 4.6.x does not properly validate level 2 page table entries, which allows local PV guest administrators to gain privileges via a crafted superpage mapping.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
References
Date Public
2015-10-29 00:00
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