Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2019-19579 |
CWE-ID | CWE-264 |
Exploitation vector | Local network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Xen Server applications / Virtualization software |
Vendor | Xen Project |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerabilities.
UPDATED: 05.12.2019
Assigned CVE-ID.
EUVDB-ID: #VU22997
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.2 [CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19579
CWE-ID:
CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to an error within the PCI device assignment process that allows usage of alternative methods in Xen. A remote attacker with access to the guest OS and a physical device can gain write data into memory on the host operating system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the host operating system.
Apply the following patches:
xsa306.patch xen-unstable xsa306-4.12.patch Xen 4.12.x xsa306-4.11.patch Xen 4.11.x, Xen 4.10.x xsa306-4.9.patch Xen 4.9.x, Xen 4.8.x $ sha256sum xsa306* 07468dcdfbe34b794fd0618bce7d6d1edb6b10b234dccf1e5dd1f1120a0affe7 xsa306.meta 3534ec46f03bb8dac3011e0e3739fc75400559078e4361bbe5385d97b7892650 xsa306.patch 426e32bfa7d7787fe6778685e623966f8762857f7920443a0ca73347df9d6624 xsa306-4.9.patch b00e58c9f96b0ff654dfd4904c675a54356148af718eb9b2adca0253b900dfc1 xsa306-4.11.patch 69857d08969903452fbf009905a145e06a5aef9966e969de9fbb22e62c557ffd xsa306-4.12.patchVulnerable software versions
Xen: 4.8.0 - 4.12.1
External linkshttp://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-306.html
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the local network (LAN).
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.