SB2017032401 - Local privilege escalation in NetBSD
Published: March 24, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017032401
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: N/A)
The vulnerability allows a local user to elevate privileges.The vulnerability exists due to design error within Xen-amd64 port implementation. A local user can read and write data into several kernel pages.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow a local user to elevate privileges on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.