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CVE-2015-8555

Xen 4.6.x, 4.5.x, 4.4.x, 4.3.x, and earlier do not initialize x86 FPU stack and XMM registers when XSAVE/XRSTOR are not used to manage guest extended register state, which allows local guest domains to obtain sensitive information from other domains via unspecified vectors.

Severity
High 8.6
Published
13 Apr 2016
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
2.3% in the next 30 daysHigher than 83% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 11 Nov 2026
Weakness
Information exposure (CWE-200)
Attack
Over the network · No login needed · No user action needed
Attacker can
Read data
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
XenServers and applications · cpe:o:xen:xen
  • Version 4.6.1
  • Version 4.6.0
  • Version 4.5.3
  • Version 4.5.2
All 16 release lines
  • Version 4.3.0
  • Version 4.3.1
  • Version 4.3.2
  • Version 4.3.3
  • Version 4.3.4
  • Version 4.4.0
  • Version 4.4.1
  • Version 4.4.2
  • Version 4.4.3
  • Version 4.4.4
  • Version 4.5.0
  • Version 4.5.1
  • Version 4.5.2
  • Version 4.5.3
  • Version 4.6.0
  • Version 4.6.1

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8555
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8555