Information Exposure Affecting xen package, versions <4.1.6.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (27th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1204-XEN-367308
  • published12 Mar 2015
  • disclosed12 Mar 2015

Introduced: 12 Mar 2015

CVE-2015-2045  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:12.04 xen to version 4.1.6.1-0ubuntu0.12.04.5 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream xen package and not the xen package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:12.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

The HYPERVISOR_xen_version hypercall in Xen 3.2.x through 4.5.x does not properly initialize data structures, which allows local guest users to obtain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1