Alpine Linux: CVE-2013-2211: Xen Security Advisory 57 - libxl allows guest write access to sensitive console related xenstore keys
7
(AV:A/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
08/28/2013
07/25/2018
08/30/2017
09/22/2017
Description
The libxenlight (libxl) toolstack library in Xen 4.0.x, 4.1.x, and 4.2.x uses weak permissions for xenstore keys for paravirtualised and emulated serial console devices, which allows local guest administrators to modify the xenstore value via unspecified vectors.
Solution(s)
- alpine-linux-upgrade-xen
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