The ARM GIC distributor virtualization in Xen 4.4.x and 4.5.x allows local guests to…
Priority LOW 11CWE-399Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00411 35th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 23
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.0 | Vulnerable | Xen |
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.1 | Vulnerable | Xen |
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.2 | Vulnerable | Xen |
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.3 | Vulnerable | Xen |
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.4 | Vulnerable | Xen |
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.0 | Vulnerable | Xen |
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.1 | Vulnerable | Xen |
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.2 | Vulnerable | Xen |
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.3 | Vulnerable | Xen |
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.4 | Vulnerable | Xen |
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 Vulnerable ·Xen
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·Xen
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.2 Vulnerable ·Xen
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.3 Vulnerable ·Xen
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.4 Vulnerable ·Xen
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0 Vulnerable ·Xen
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.1 Vulnerable ·Xen
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.2 Vulnerable ·Xen
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.3 Vulnerable ·Xen
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.4 Vulnerable ·Xen
Show 13 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.5 | Vulnerable | Xen |
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.6.1 | Vulnerable | Xen |
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.0 | Vulnerable | Xen |
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.1 | Vulnerable | Xen |
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.2 | Vulnerable | Xen |
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.3 | Vulnerable | Xen |
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3.0 | Vulnerable | Xen |
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3.1 | Vulnerable | Xen |
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.4.0 | Vulnerable | Xen |
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.4.0 rc1 | Vulnerable | Xen |
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.4.1 | Vulnerable | Xen |
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5.0 | Vulnerable | Xen |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 21 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.5 Vulnerable ·Xen
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.6.1 Vulnerable ·Xen
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0 Vulnerable ·Xen
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.1 Vulnerable ·Xen
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.2 Vulnerable ·Xen
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.3 Vulnerable ·Xen
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.0 Vulnerable ·Xen
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.1 Vulnerable ·Xen
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.0 Vulnerable ·Xen
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Xen
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.1 Vulnerable ·Xen
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.0 Vulnerable ·Xen
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 21 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-1563
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6cg5-9hmh-42hc
References
Sources
- CVE-2015-1563 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-1563 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6cg5-9hmh-42hc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2015-1563 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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