CVE-2015-2044 Information disclosure in n/a
Local HVM guest users can obtain sensitive information from uninitialized data in Xen hypervisor emulation routines.
- 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-2015-2044?
CVE-2015-2044 is a low-severity vulnerability in Xen Xen, published on 12 Mar 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The emulation routines for unspecified X86 devices in Xen 3.2.x through 4.5.x does not properly initialize data, which allow local HVM guest users to obtain sensitive information via vectors involving an unsupported access size.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-2044?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Xen Xen.
How do I fix CVE-2015-2044?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2015-2044 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-2044 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Xen Xen
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-2044, GHSA-p925-cpg4-hv5v, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-2044.