Information disclosure in xen (Alpine package)



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2015-2044
CWE-ID CWE-200
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 xen (Alpine package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU32428

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2015-2044

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

xen (Alpine package): 4.4.2-r1 - 4.4.4-r1

CPE2.3 External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=850840a2934c957dceba8fddf438d070edce71a4
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=a824d445bbe2abb22ca2362898b7e72054639120


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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