Unscored severity · published Aug 12, 2015
CVE-2015-5166
Use-after-free vulnerability in QEMU in Xen 4.5.x and earlier does not completely unplug emulated block devices, which allows local HVM guest users to gain privileges by…
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CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in QEMU in Xen 4.5.x and earlier does not completely unplug emulated block devices, which allows local HVM guest users to gain privileges by unplugging a block device twice.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 37% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
21; 22 · source: NVD
XE
Xen · Xen
through 4.5.0; 4.5.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-5166
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-5166
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165373.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167792.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167820.html
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76152
www.securitytracker.com
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033175
Patch
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-139.html
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