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CVE-2020-15566

An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.13.x, allowing guest OS users to cause a host OS crash because of incorrect error handling in event-channel port allocation. The allocation of an event-channel port may fail for multiple reasons: (1) port is already in use, (2) the memory allocation failed, or (3) the port we try to allocate is higher than what is supported by the ABI (e.g., 2L or FIFO)…

Severity
Medium 6.5
Published
7 Jul 2020
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
XenServers and applications · cpe:o:xen:xen
  • From 4.10.0 up to 4.13.1

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15566
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-15566