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CVE-2015-7311 json

libxl in Xen 4.1.x through 4.6.x does not properly handle the readonly flag on disks when using the qemu-xen device model, which allows loc…

published 2015-10-01 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-7240

cvss
3.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 36%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

libxl in Xen 4.1.x through 4.6.x does not properly handle the readonly flag on disks when using the qemu-xen device model, which allows local guest users to write to a read-only disk image.

Patch / fix

  • xen Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 4.8.0~rc3-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2015-7311

  • xen Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.3

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2015-7311

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  • xen SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4, SLED 11 SP4 +1 more 4.4.3_06-29.1
  • xen SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12, SLED 12 +1 more 4.4.3_06-22.15.1
  • xen SLES for SAP 12 SP1, SLES 12 SP1, SLED 12 SP1 +1 more 4.5.2_02-4.1
  • xen SLES for SAP 11 SP3, SLES 11 SP3-TERADATA, SLES 11 SP3 +2 more 4.2.5_18-21.1
  • xen SLES for SAP 11 SP4, SLES 11 SP4, SLED 11 SP4 +1 more 4.4.3_02-26.2
  • xen SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12, SLED 12 +1 more 4.4.3_02-22.12.1
  • xen SLES for SAP 11 SP3, SLES 11 SP3-TERADATA, SLES 11 SP3 +2 more 4.2.5_14-18.2

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2015:2338-1SUSE-SU-2015:2328-1SUSE-SU-2015:2324-1SUSE-SU-2015:2326-1SUSE-SU-2015:1894-1SUSE-SU-2015:1908-1

  • xen openSUSE Tumbleweed 4.7.0_12-1.3

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10196-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2015-7311 updated cvss 2.3

xen: libxl fails to honour readonly flag on disks with qemu-xen (xsa-142)

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 xen
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 3.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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