CVE-2015-2151

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

Severity Score

7.2

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

El emulador x86 en Xen 3.2.x hasta 4.5.x no ignora correctamente las anulaciones de segmentos para instrucciones con operandos del registro, lo que permite a usuarios locales invitados obtener información sensible, causar una denegación de servicio (corrupción de memoria), o posiblemente ejecutar código arbitrario a través de vectores no especificados.

It was found that the Xen hypervisor x86 CPU emulator implementation did not correctly handle certain instructions with segment overrides, potentially resulting in a memory corruption. A malicious guest user could use this flaw to read arbitrary data relating to other guests, cause a denial of service on the host, or potentially escalate their privileges on the host.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

High

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2015-02-28 CVE Reserved
2015-03-11 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-264: Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CAPEC

References (16)

URL	Tag	Source
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10761	X_refsource_confirm
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX200484	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html	X_refsource_confirm
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73015	Vdb Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031806	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031903	Third Party Advisory
http://www1.huawei.com/en/security/psirt/security-bulletins/security-advisories/hw-423503.htm	X_refsource_confirm

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-123.html	2018-10-30

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152483.html	2018-10-30
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152588.html	2018-10-30
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152776.html	2018-10-30
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00014.html	2018-10-30
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3181	2018-10-30
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03	2018-10-30
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-2151	2016-03-15
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1196274	2016-03-15

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				20 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "20"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				21 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "21"		-		Affected
Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject"		Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora"				22 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "22"		-		Affected
Debian Search vendor "Debian"		Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux"				7.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "7.0"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				3.2.0 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "3.2.0"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				3.2.1 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "3.2.1"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				3.2.2 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "3.2.2"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				3.2.3 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "3.2.3"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				3.3.0 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "3.3.0"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				3.3.1 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "3.3.1"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				3.3.2 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "3.3.2"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				3.4.0 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "3.4.0"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				3.4.1 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "3.4.1"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				3.4.2 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "3.4.2"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				3.4.3 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "3.4.3"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				3.4.4 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "3.4.4"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				4.0.0 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "4.0.0"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				4.0.1 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "4.0.1"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				4.0.2 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "4.0.2"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				4.0.3 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "4.0.3"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				4.0.4 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "4.0.4"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				4.1.0 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "4.1.0"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				4.1.1 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "4.1.1"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				4.1.2 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "4.1.2"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				4.1.3 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "4.1.3"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				4.1.4 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "4.1.4"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				4.1.5 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "4.1.5"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				4.1.6.1 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "4.1.6.1"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				4.2.0 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "4.2.0"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				4.2.1 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "4.2.1"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				4.2.2 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "4.2.2"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				4.2.3 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "4.2.3"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				4.3.0 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "4.3.0"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				4.3.1 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "4.3.1"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				4.4.0 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "4.4.0"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				4.4.0 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "4.4.0"		rc1		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				4.4.1 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "4.4.1"		-		Affected
Xen Search vendor "Xen"		Xen Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen"				4.5.0 Search vendor "Xen" for product "Xen" and version "4.5.0"		-		Affected