Privilege escalation in Xen - CVE-2017-10915
Published: June 21, 2017 / Updated: July 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7147
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-10915
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Xen Project
Affected software:
Xen
Xen
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges.
The weakness exists due to race condition in shadow paging emulation. A local attacker on two quest systems can gain host privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in privilege escalation.
The weakness exists due to race condition in shadow paging emulation. A local attacker on two quest systems can gain host privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in privilege escalation.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-10915
Install update from vendor's website.