Vulnerability in Xen
CVE-2015-2151
The x86 emulator in Xen 3.2.x through 4.5.x does not properly ignore segment overrides for instructions with register operands, which allows local guest users to obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service (memory corruption), or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.
EPSS: 0.006 (43.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
Affected products
- Xen — versions 3.2.0, 3.2.1, 3.2.2
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 7.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 20, 21, 22
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-2151?
- CVE-2015-2151 is a vulnerability in Xen, classified under CWE-264. Published 2015-03-12.
- Is CVE-2015-2151 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.