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CVE-2015-5166
Published:August 12, 2015
Updated:May 17, 2026
Use-after-free vulnerability in QEMU in Xen 4.5.x and earlier does not completely unplug emulated block devices, which allows local HVM guest users to gain privileges by unplugging a block device twice.
Related Resources (8)
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-5166
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165373.html
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2015-5166
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167820.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76152
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167792.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033175
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-139.html
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
8.4
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
CVSS v2
Base Score:
7.2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
EPSS
Base Score:
0.07