#VU7140 Privilege escalation in Xen - CVE-2017-10914
Published: June 21, 2017 / Updated: July 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7140
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/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-2017-10914
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Xen
Xen
Software vendor:
Xen Project
Xen Project
Description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to memory leak. A local attacker can probably cause reference counts to leak, obtain potentially sensitive data or gain host privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in privilege escalation.
The weakness exists due to memory leak. A local attacker can probably cause reference counts to leak, obtain potentially sensitive data or gain host privileges.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in privilege escalation.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.