#VU7147 Privilege escalation in Xen - CVE-2017-10915
Published: June 21, 2017 / Updated: July 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU7147
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 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
Vulnerable software:
Xen
Xen
Software vendor:
Xen Project
Xen Project
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.