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TI-2015-03489 Aliases CVE-2015-4163GHSA-586c-2349-hf65

GNTTABOP_swap_grant_ref in Xen 4.2 through 4.5 does not check the grant table operation…

Priority LOW 23Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

GNTTABOP_swap_grant_ref in Xen 4.2 through 4.5 does not check the grant table operation version, which allows local guest domains to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a hypercall without a GNTTABOP_setup_table or GNTTABOP_set_version.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00439 38th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 11

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.0VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.1VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.2VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.2.3VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.0VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.1VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.3.4VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.4.0VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*4.4.0 rc1VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*4.4.1VulnerableXen
  • 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:4.3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.4 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
Show 1 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5.0VulnerableXen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.0 Vulnerable ·Xen

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-4163
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-586c-2349-hf65

References

Advisory 6

Other 2

  • TI-2012-00210 The x86-64 kernel system-call functionality in Xen 4.1.2 and earlier, as used in Citrix… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2023-07042 Information disclosure through error messages in AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series Desktop… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2015-04333 The C+ mode offload emulation in the RTL8139 network card device model in QEMU, as used… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2015-06741 The KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.2.6, and Xen 4.3.x through 4.6.x, allows… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2018-06436 A statement in the System Programming Guide of the Intel 64 and IA-32 Architectures… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2024-20522 x86: Incorrect logic for BTC/SRSO mitigations CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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