Xen 'x86_emulate.c' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

BID:70057

Info

Xen 'x86_emulate.c' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 70057
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2014-7155
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Sep 23 2014 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2015 05:13PM
Credit: Andrei Lutas of BitDefender
Vulnerable: Gentoo Linux
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Xen 'x86_emulate.c' 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 or cause denial-of-service condition.

Solution / Fix

Xen 'x86_emulate.c' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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

References

Xen 'x86_emulate.c' Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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