#VU7949 Privilege escalation in Xen - CVE-2017-12135

Vulnerability identifier: #VU7949

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/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-2017-12135

CWE-ID: CWE-264

Exploitation vector: Adjecent network

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
Xen

Software vendor:
Xen Project

The vulnerability allows a local attacker on the guest system to gain elevated privileges on the host system.

The weakness exists due to flaws in the processing of transitive grants. A local attacker on the guest system can escalate privileges on the host system.

Install update from vendor's website.

• http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-226.html