# CVE-2015-2045: 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-03-12 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www1.huawei.com/en/security/psirt/security-bulletins/security-advisories/hw-423503.htm
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201504-04
- http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX200484
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72955
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152776.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152588.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3181
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152483.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031837
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-122.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-04/msg00014.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031806

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