Xen CVE-2018-12892 Local Security Bypass Vulnerability

BID:104571

CVE-2018-12892 |

Info

Xen CVE-2018-12892 Local Security Bypass Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 104571
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2018-12892
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Jun 27 2018 12:00AM
Updated: Jun 27 2018 12:00AM
Credit: Andrew Reimers of OrionVM
Vulnerable: Xen Xen 4.9
Xen Xen 4.8
Xen Xen 4.7
Xen Xen 4.10
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Xen CVE-2018-12892 Local Security Bypass Vulnerability

Xen is prone to a local security-bypass vulnerability.

Attackers can exploit this issue to bypass certain security restrictions and perform unauthorized actions.

Xen 4.7 and later are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Xen CVE-2018-12892 Local Security Bypass Vulnerability

The researcher has created a proof-of-concept to demonstrate the issue. Please see the references for more information.

Solution / Fix

Xen CVE-2018-12892 Local Security Bypass Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

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