Memory corruption in xen (Alpine package)
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2018-7541 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-119 |
| Exploitation vector | Local network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
xen (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Alpine Linux Development Team |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Memory corruption
EUVDB-ID: #VU10779
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7541
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows an adjacent attacker to cause DoS condition and gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to an error when transitioning from v2 to v1. An adjacent attacker can trigger memory corruption, cause the service to crash and gain root privileges.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsxen (Alpine package): 4.6.6-r3
External linkshttp://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=6f854a08591e446ab616d0aac83e843cddcff8a9
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=0cfa2abffc5ad51933b5969c177bd1c441ea06f2
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=a95df62881a771a994c4b38730c4c69b0bf07a0e
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=7a017e10fd6de2f5477c69120b540b2cd74652a1
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=1fb3325abc8bc3f37fa93c0663908c29e9154087
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
