CVE-2013-4554
Description
From CVE.org
Xen 3.0.3 through 4.1.x (possibly 4.1.6.1), 4.2.x (possibly 4.2.3), and 4.3.x (possibly 4.3.1) does not properly prevent access to hypercalls, which allows local guest users to gain privileges via a crafted application running in ring 1 or 2.
Statement
This issue did affect the versions of the kernel-xen package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, however please note that none of the guest operating system supported in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 are using the vulnerable set of rings of protection for privilege separation.
This issue did not affect the versions of the Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and Red Hat Enterprise MRG as we did not have support for Xen hypervisor.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS v2 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 6 | 5.2 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Local | Adjacent Network | N/A |
| Access Complexity | High | Low | N/A |
| Authentication | Single | Single | N/A |
| Confidentiality Impact | Complete | Partial | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | Complete | Partial | N/A |
| Availability Impact | Complete | Partial | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
NVD: AV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
Acknowledgements
Red Hat would like to thank Xen project for reporting this issue. Upstream acknowledges Jan Beulich as the original reporter.
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