Servers and applications
CVE-2015-2151
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.
- Severity
- High 7.2
- Published
- 12 Mar 2015
- Last changed
- 17 Jun 2026
- Added to UpHeron
- 1 Nov 2026
- Exploit chance
- 0.5% in the next 30 daysHigher than 46% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 11 Nov 2026
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Attack
- Needs local access · No login needed
- Attacker can
- Read data · Change data · Take it down
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Sources
- NVD
Affected software
| Software | Affected versions |
|---|---|
XenServers and applications · cpe:o:xen:xen |
All 34 release lines
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