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Improper Input Validation Affecting xen package, versions <4.7.1-r1

Severity

 Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.06% (28th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ALPINE320-XEN-7012751
  • published 23 May 2024
  • disclosed 23 Jan 2017
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Introduced: 23 Jan 2017

CVE-2016-9379 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-20 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.20 xen to version 4.7.1-r1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream xen package and not the xen package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.20 relevant fixed versions and status.

The pygrub boot loader emulator in Xen, when S-expression output format is requested, allows local pygrub-using guest OS administrators to read or delete arbitrary files on the host via string quotes and S-expressions in the bootloader configuration file.