CVE-2015-2151

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-2151
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-03-12 14:59:03 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 7.2 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 20 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 21 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 22 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 3.2.0 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 3.2.1 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 3.2.2 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 3.2.3 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 3.3.0 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 3.3.1 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 3.3.2 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 3.4.0 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 3.4.1 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 3.4.2 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 3.4.3 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 3.4.4 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 4.0.0 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 4.0.1 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 4.0.2 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 4.0.3 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 4.0.4 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 4.1.0 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 4.1.1 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 4.1.2 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 4.1.3 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 4.1.4 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 4.1.5 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 4.1.6.1 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 4.2.0 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 4.2.1 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 4.2.2 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 4.2.3 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 4.3.0 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 4.3.1 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 4.4.0 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen 4.4.0 rc1 All All
Operating System Xen Xen 4.4.1 - All All
Operating System Xen Xen 4.5.0 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
2016-10 Security Bulletin: CTPView: Multiple vulnerabilities in CTPView - Juniper Networks af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 kb.juniper.net
XSA-123 - Xen Security Advisories af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 xenbits.xen.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Security_Advisory-Xen Vulnerabilities on Huawei FusionSphere products - Huawei PSIRT af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www1.huawei.com
Xen Multiple Flaws Let Local Guest Users Deny Service or Obtain Information From Other Guest Systems - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[SECURITY] Fedora 21 Update: xen-4.4.1-16.fc21 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
Xen x86 Emulator Flaw Lets Local Users Obtain Sensitive Information and Cause Denial of Service Conditions - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Xen CVE-2015-2151 Memory Corruption Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Oracle Linux Bulletin - January 2016 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
[SECURITY] Fedora 20 Update: xen-4.3.3-12.fc20 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 22 Update: xen-4.5.0-6.fc22 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org Third Party Advisory
Citrix XenServer Multiple Security Updates af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.citrix.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2015:0732-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3181-1 xen af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
Xen: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201604-03) — Gentoo Security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
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