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FreeBSD : xen-tools -- populate-on-demand balloon size inaccuracy can crash guests (c0e76d33-8821-11e5-ab94-002590263bf5)

low Nessus Plugin ID 86839

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Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The Xen Project reports :

Guests configured with PoD might be unstable, especially under load.
In an affected guest, an unprivileged guest user might be able to cause a guest crash, perhaps simply by applying load so as to cause heavy memory pressure within the guest.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-153.html

http://www.nessus.org/u?de382f34

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 86839

File Name: freebsd_pkg_c0e76d33882111e5ab94002590263bf5.nasl

Version: 2.4

Type: local

Published: 11/11/2015

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 2.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:xen-tools, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 11/11/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/29/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-7972