PT-2016-3294

CVE-2015-8553

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Published

2016-04-13

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Updated

2026-10-13

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CVSS 4.0
6.8
Medium
MetricsAV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Xen (affected versions not specified)
Description The issue is related to an incomplete fix, allowing guest OS users to obtain sensitive information from uninitialized locations in host OS kernel memory. This is due to not enabling memory and I/O decoding control bits. Additionally, there is an error in processing numbers, which can be exploited to gain unauthorized access to information.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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