Unscored severity · published Mar 12, 2015
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…
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CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 46% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
7.0 · source: NVD
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
20; 21; 22 · source: NVD
XE
Xen · Xen
3.2.0; 3.2.1; 3.2.2; 3.2.3; 3.3.0; 3.3.1; +28 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2151
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2151
kb.juniper.net
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10761
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152483.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152588.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152776.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00014.html
support.citrix.com
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX200484
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