Xen 'fsgsbase feature' Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:107508

Info

Xen 'fsgsbase feature' Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 107508
Class: Design Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Mar 05 2019 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 05 2019 12:00AM
Credit: Andy Lutomirski
Vulnerable: Xen Xen 4.1.6.1
Xen Xen 4.1.5
Xen Xen 4.1.4
Xen Xen 4.1.3
Xen Xen 4.1.2
Xen Xen 4.1.1
Xen Xen 4.1.0
Xen Xen 4.1
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Xen 'fsgsbase feature' Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Xen is prone to a privilege-escalation vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to gain elevated privileges. Failed exploit attempts may result in a denial of service condition.

Solution / Fix

Xen 'fsgsbase feature' Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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

References

Xen 'fsgsbase feature' Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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