SB2016021904 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Xen

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SB2016021904 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Xen

Published: February 19, 2016 Updated: August 9, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2016021904
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.


1) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-4963)

CWE-ID: CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The libxl device-handling in Xen through 4.6.x allows local guest OS users with access to the driver domain to cause a denial of service (management tool confusion) by manipulating information in the backend directories in xenstore.


2) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-2271)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows local HVM guest users to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (guest crash) via vectors related to a non-canonical RIP.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.

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