Improper Access Control Affecting xen package, versions [4.0.0,4.6.1]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (24th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-XEN-2383980
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed7 Jun 2016
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 7 Jun 2016

CVE-2016-4963  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for xen.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Access Control. The libxl device-handling in Xen through 4.6.x allows local guest OS users with access to the driver domain to cause a denial of service (management tool confusion) by manipulating information in the backend directories in xenstore.

References

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