Privilege escalation in Xen - CVE-2017-10912
Published: July 13, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7499
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-10912
CWE-ID: CWE-264
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 improper handling of page transfer. A local OS attacker can gain host privileges on the target system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in privilege escalation.
The weakness exists due to improper handling of page transfer. A local OS attacker can gain host privileges on the target system.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in privilege escalation.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-10912
Install update from vendor's website.