The libxl device-handling in Xen 4.6.x and earlier allows local OS guest administrators to cause a denial of service (resource consumption or management facility confusion) or gain host OS privileges by manipulating information in guest controlled areas of xenstore.
References
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036023 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-175.html | Vendor Advisory |
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html | Vendor Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91006 | |
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3633 |
Configurations
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Information
Published : 2016-06-07 07:06
Updated : 2016-11-28 12:22
NVD link : CVE-2016-4962
Mitre link : CVE-2016-4962
JSON object : View
CWE
CWE-264
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Products Affected
xen
- xen
oracle
- vm_server