cve/2015/CVE-2015-2151.md

### [CVE-2015-2151](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-2151)
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### Description

The x86 emulator in Xen 3.2.x through 4.5.x does not properly ignore segment overrides for instructions with register operands, which allows local guest users to obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of service (memory corruption), or possibly execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjan2016-2867209.html

#### Github
- https://github.com/pigram86/cookbook-xs-maintenance