Improper check or handling of exceptional conditions in xen (Alpine package)
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2015-5307 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-703 |
| Exploitation vector | Local network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
IBM Systems Director Server applications / Other server solutions xen (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor |
IBM Corporation Alpine Linux Development Team |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Improper check or handling of exceptional conditions
EUVDB-ID: #VU3355
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 4.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-5307
CWE-ID:
CWE-703 - Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows an adjacent attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the KVM subsystem due to many #AC (aka Alignment Check) exceptions, related to svm.c and vmx.c. An adjacent attacker can cause the service to crash.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsIBM Systems Director: 6.3.2.2
xen (Alpine package): 0.2 - 0.9
xen (Alpine package): 0.4
xen (Alpine package): 2.5.3 - 2.17.5ubuntu1
xen (Alpine package): 3.4.0-1
xen (Alpine package): 0.14-1 - 0.15-2
xen (Alpine package): 2014.1-3
xen (Alpine package): 24.0-0ubuntu1
xen (Alpine package): 0.5.2-0ubuntu1 - 1.2.5ubuntu1daily13.06.14-0ubuntu1
xen (Alpine package): 3.0-0ubuntu1
xen (Alpine package): 2.4.2-16 - 2.4.2-38
xen (Alpine package): 0.98-1
xen (Alpine package): 1.28ubuntu5 - 1.34
xen (Alpine package): 1:0.8.6-0ubuntu4 - 1:0.9.7.6-0ubuntu2
xen (Alpine package):
xen (Alpine package): before 4.4.2-r4
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:a:ibm_corporation:ibm_systems_director:6.3.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:alpine:xen_alpine_package:0.2:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:alpine:xen_alpine_package:0.8:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:alpine:xen_alpine_package:0.9:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:alpine:xen_alpine_package:0.4:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:alpine:xen_alpine_package:2.5.3:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:alpine:xen_alpine_package:2.6.2:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:alpine:xen_alpine_package:2.8.12:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:alpine:xen_alpine_package:3.4.0-1:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:alpine:xen_alpine_package:0.14-1:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:alpine:xen_alpine_package:2014.1-3:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:alpine:xen_alpine_package:24.0-0ubuntu1:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:alpine:xen_alpine_package:0.5.2-0ubuntu1:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:alpine:xen_alpine_package:3.0-0ubuntu1:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:alpine:xen_alpine_package:2.4.2-16:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:alpine:xen_alpine_package:0.98-1:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:alpine:xen_alpine_package:1.28ubuntu5:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:alpine:xen_alpine_package:1:0.8.6-0ubuntu4:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:alpine:xen_alpine_package::*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:alpine:xen_alpine_package:*:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:3.1
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=2b6e9288f839c1f3133b73dd3f7b91f06bcaa6dd
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=d48fe1751d8303757741f6e904adb066c8eb647c
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
