DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8553

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2015-8553
Downstream
DSA-4497-1
Published: 13 Apr 2016, 15:59
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:14

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
26/100
CVSS Score
6.5 MEDIUM
3.0 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

13 Apr 2016, 15:59
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:14
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Xen allows guest OS users to obtain sensitive information from uninitialized locations in host OS kernel memory by not enabling memory and I/O decoding control bits. NOTE: this vulnerability exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2015-0777.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•MEDIUM•Score: 6.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected Systems

  • debian•linux

    < 4.19.37-1 | < 4.19.37-1 | < 4.19.37-1 | < 4.19.37-1

References (1)