CVE-2015-2151

xen: hypervisor memory corruption due to x86 emulator flaw (xsa123)

Published Mar 12, 2015 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3181-1 xen security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-2261 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 5:10 AM
Reserved
Feb 28, 2015, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 12, 2015, 2:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:23 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Mar 10, 2015, 12:00 AM