SB2016090801 - Privilege escalation in Xen
Published: September 8, 2016
Security Bulletin ID
SB2016090801
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Privilege escalation (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7092)
The vulnerability allows local administrative user to get elevated privileges on the host system.The vulnerability exists due to entrying of L3 code in 64-bit hypervisor by administrative user of 32-bit PV that allows him to gain privileges on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability will result in gaining elevated privileges by the guest attacker.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.