Xen CVE-2012-3515 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:55413

Info

Xen CVE-2012-3515 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 55413
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2012-3515
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Sep 05 2012 12:00AM
Updated: Jul 05 2016 10:02PM
Credit: Reported by the vendor.
Vulnerable: XenSource Xen 4.1.2
XenSource Xen 4.1.1
XenSource Xen 3.3.1
XenSource Xen 3.3
XenSource Xen 3.2
XenSource Xen 3.1.2
XenSource Xen 3.1.1
XenSource Xen 3.0.3
XenSource Xen 4.0
XenSource Xen 3.0
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.10 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.10 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 ARM
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 11.04 amd64
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 sparc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 powerpc
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 i386
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 ARM
Ubuntu Ubuntu Linux 10.04 amd64
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMware 11 SP2
+ Linux kernel 2.6.5
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2
+ Linux kernel 2.6.5
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4
+ Linux kernel 2.6.5
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP2
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise SDK 11 SP2
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise SDK 10 SP4
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2
+ Linux kernel 2.6.5
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP4
+ Linux kernel 2.6.5
SuSE Studio Standard Edition 1.2
SuSE Studio Extension for System z 1.2
SuSE openSUSE 12.1
SuSE openSUSE 11.4
RedHat Enterprise Linux Virtualization 5 server
RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop Multi OS 5 client
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor for RHEL 6 0
Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization Hypervisor for RHEL 5 0
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 client
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server
Oracle Enterprise Linux 6.2
Oracle Enterprise Linux 6
Oracle Enterprise Linux 5
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux 6.0 sparc
Debian Linux 6.0 s/390
Debian Linux 6.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 6.0 mips
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 6.0 arm
Debian Linux 6.0 amd64
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Xen CVE-2012-3515 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Xen is prone to a local privilege-escalation vulnerability.

Local attackers with access to a guest operating system can exploit this issue to gain elevated privileges on affected computers.

Exploit / POC

Xen CVE-2012-3515 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Currently we are not aware of any exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of any more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

Xen CVE-2012-3515 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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

References

Xen CVE-2012-3515 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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