CVE-2015-8553
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.5 Medium
- Published
- Apr 13, 2016
- Updated
- May 26, 2026
- Reserved
- Dec 14, 2015
Description
Xen allows guest OS users to obtain sensitive information from uninitialized locations in host OS kernel memory by not enabling memory and I/O decoding control bits. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-0777.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 6.5 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N | CISA-ADP |
Weaknesses
- CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
|
References
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-120.html
- 20190813 [SECURITY] [DSA 4497-1] linux security updatemailing-list
- DSA-4497vendor-advisory
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