The Elf parser (libelf) in Xen 4.2.x and earlier allow local guest administrators with certain permissions to have an unspecified impact via a crafted kernel, related to pointer dereferences involving unexpected calculations.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xen | Xen | * | 4.2.2 (including) |
| Xen | Xen | 4.2.0 (including) | 4.2.0 (including) |
| Xen | Xen | 4.2.1 (including) | 4.2.1 (including) |
| Xen | Ubuntu | devel | * |
| Xen | Ubuntu | precise | * |
| Xen | Ubuntu | quantal | * |
| Xen | Ubuntu | raring | * |
| Xen | Ubuntu | saucy | * |
| Xen-3.3 | Ubuntu | lucid | * |
| Xen-3.3 | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00015.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55082
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml
- http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX138058
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3006
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/20/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/20/4
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00015.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-04/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55082
- http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml
- http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX138058
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3006
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/20/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/20/4