PT-2017-2782
CVE-2017-12137
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Published
2017-08-02
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Updated
2024-06-15
Description by
CVSS 3.1
8.8
HighMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Xen (affected versions not specified)
Description
The issue is related to insufficient access control in the mm.c component of the Xen hypervisor, allowing local PV guest OS users to gain host OS privileges. This can be achieved through vectors related to
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At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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