CVE-2015-0777 Information disclosure in n/a

Low 2.1 Published 5 Apr 2015 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Guest OS users can read sensitive host kernel memory via uninitialized locations in the Xen USB backend driver.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2015-0777?

CVE-2015-0777 is a low-severity vulnerability in Xen Xen, published on 5 Apr 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

drivers/xen/usbback/usbback.c in linux-2.6.18-xen-3.4.0 (aka the Xen 3.4.x support patches for the Linux kernel 2.6.18), as used in the Linux kernel 2.6.x and 3.x in SUSE Linux distributions, allows guest OS users to obtain sensitive information from uninitialized locations in host OS kernel memory via unspecified vectors.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-0777?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Xen Xen.

How do I fix CVE-2015-0777?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2015-0777 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-0777 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Xen Xen vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-c4qc-mjg8-qg72.