CVE-2015-8553 (Medium) detected in linux-stable-rtv4.1.33 - autoclosed

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CVE-2015-8553 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - linux-stable-rtv4.1.33

Julia Cartwright's fork of linux-stable-rt.git

Library home page: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/julia/linux-stable-rt.git

Found in HEAD commit: 32145daf0c96b012284199f23418243e0168269f

Found in base branch: main

Vulnerable Source Files (2)

/drivers/xen/xen-pciback/pciback_ops.c /drivers/xen/xen-pciback/pciback_ops.c

Vulnerability Details

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.

Publish Date: 2016-04-13

URL: CVE-2015-8553

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.5)

Base Score Metrics: - Exploitability Metrics: - Attack Vector: Local - Attack Complexity: Low - Privileges Required: Low - User Interaction: None - Scope: Changed - Impact Metrics: - Confidentiality Impact: High - Integrity Impact: None - Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8553/cpes?expandCpeRanges=true

Release Date: 2016-04-13

Fix Resolution: v5.1-rc1

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:information_source: This issue was automatically closed by Mend because it is a duplicate of an existing issue: #851