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.

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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4497-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-8433 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.
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Tue, 26 May 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 26 May 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-26T17:44:45.549Z

Reserved: 2015-12-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-8553

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-06T08:20:43.305Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-04-13T15:59:07.307

Modified: 2026-05-26T18:16:35.253

Link: CVE-2015-8553

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2015-03-10T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-8553 - Bugzilla

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