Xen 3.3.x through 4.5.x and the Linux kernel through 3.19.1 do not properly restrict…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Complete
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-264.
Summary
Xen 3.3.x through 4.5.x and the Linux kernel through 3.19.1 do not properly restrict access to PCI command registers, which might allow local guest OS users to cause a denial of service (non-maskable interrupt and host crash) by disabling the (1) memory or (2) I/O decoding for a PCI Express device and then accessing the device, which triggers an Unsupported Request (UR) response.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 32
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu:12.04:*:lts:*:*:*:*:* | 12.04 | Vulnerable | Ubuntu |
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3.0 | Vulnerable | Xen |
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3.1 | Vulnerable | Xen |
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.3.2 | Vulnerable | Xen |
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.4.0 | Vulnerable | Xen |
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.4.1 | Vulnerable | Xen |
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.4.2 | Vulnerable | Xen |
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.4.3 | Vulnerable | Xen |
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.4.4 | Vulnerable | Xen |
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.0 | Vulnerable | Xen |
- cpe:2.3:o:ubuntu:ubuntu:12.04:*:lts:*:*:*:*:* Versions 12.04 Vulnerable ·Ubuntu
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.0 Vulnerable ·Xen
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.1 Vulnerable ·Xen
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.3.2 Vulnerable ·Xen
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.0 Vulnerable ·Xen
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.1 Vulnerable ·Xen
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.2 Vulnerable ·Xen
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.3 Vulnerable ·Xen
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:3.4.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.4 Vulnerable ·Xen
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 Vulnerable ·Xen
Show 22 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.1 | Vulnerable | Xen |
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.2 | Vulnerable | Xen |
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.3 | Vulnerable | Xen |
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0.4 | Vulnerable | Xen |
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.0 | Vulnerable | Xen |
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.1 | Vulnerable | Xen |
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.2 | Vulnerable | Xen |
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.3 | Vulnerable | Xen |
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.4 | Vulnerable | Xen |
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.5 | Vulnerable | Xen |
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.1.6.1 | Vulnerable | Xen |
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.0 | Vulnerable | Xen |
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.1 | Vulnerable | Xen |
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.2 | Vulnerable | Xen |
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2.3 | Vulnerable | Xen |
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3.0 | Vulnerable | Xen |
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3.1 | Vulnerable | Xen |
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.4.0 | Vulnerable | Xen |
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.4.0 rc1 | Vulnerable | Xen |
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.4.1 | Vulnerable | Xen |
| cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5.0 | Vulnerable | Xen |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 3.19.1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.1 Vulnerable ·Xen
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.2 Vulnerable ·Xen
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.3 Vulnerable ·Xen
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.4 Vulnerable ·Xen
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.0 Vulnerable ·Xen
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.1 Vulnerable ·Xen
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.2 Vulnerable ·Xen
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.3 Vulnerable ·Xen
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.4 Vulnerable ·Xen
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.5 Vulnerable ·Xen
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1.6.1 Vulnerable ·Xen
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.0 Vulnerable ·Xen
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.1 Vulnerable ·Xen
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.2 Vulnerable ·Xen
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2.3 Vulnerable ·Xen
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.0 Vulnerable ·Xen
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.1 Vulnerable ·Xen
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.0 Vulnerable ·Xen
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Xen
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.4.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.1 Vulnerable ·Xen
- cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.0 Vulnerable ·Xen
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.19.1 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-2150
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w7jv-fgrf-v497
References
Advisory 12
Other 6
- http://www1.huawei.com/en/security/psirt/security-bulletins/security-advisories/hw-423503.htm
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/af6fc858a35b90e89ea7a7ee58e66628c55c776b
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1196266
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=af6fc858a35b90e89ea7a7ee58e66628c55c776b
- 20190813 [SECURITY] [DSA 4497-1] linux security update
Sources
- CVE-2015-2150 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-2150 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w7jv-fgrf-v497 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2015-2150 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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