Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 4.0.36/4.1.44/4.2.36/4.3.34/5.0.10 resource management
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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5.9 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Oracle VM VirtualBox up to 4.0.36/4.1.44/4.2.36/4.3.34/5.0.10 (Virtualization Software). Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:
The KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.2.6, and Xen 4.3.x through 4.6.x, allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS panic or hang) by triggering many #DB (aka Debug) exceptions, related to svm.c.
The weakness was published 01/20/2016 with Oracle as Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2016 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at oracle.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-8104 since 11/09/2015. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 87281 (CentOS 7 : kernel (CESA-2015:2552)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370034 (Citrix XenServer Security Update (CTX202583)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (87281). Similar entries are available at 76354, 78584, 78603 and 78601.
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- 4.0.0
- 4.0.1
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- 4.0.33
- 4.0.34
- 4.0.35
- 4.0.36
- 4.1.0
- 4.1.1
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- 4.1.3
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- 4.1.43
- 4.1.44
- 4.2.0
- 4.2.1
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- 4.2.3
- 4.2.4
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- 4.2.25
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- 4.2.28
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- 4.2.31
- 4.2.32
- 4.2.33
- 4.2.34
- 4.2.35
- 4.2.36
- 4.3.0
- 4.3.1
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- 4.3.31
- 4.3.32
- 4.3.33
- 4.3.34
- 5.0.0
- 5.0.1
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- 5.0.10
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9
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Class: Resource managementCWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 87281
Nessus Name: CentOS 7 : kernel (CESA-2015:2552)
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OpenVAS ID: 703414
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3414-1 (xen - security update)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Patch: git.kernel.org
Timeline
11/09/2015 🔍11/16/2015 🔍
12/10/2015 🔍
01/20/2016 🔍
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01/21/2016 🔍
07/15/2016 🔍
07/05/2022 🔍
Sources
Vendor: oracle.comAdvisory: Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - January 2016
Organization: Oracle
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-8104 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1034105
SecurityFocus: 91787 - Oracle July 2016 Critical Patch Update Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 01/21/2016 16:56Updated: 07/05/2022 14:39
Changes: 01/21/2016 16:56 (59), 06/26/2018 08:48 (13), 07/05/2022 14:39 (4)
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