CVE-2009-4011

Description

dtc-xen 0.5.x before 0.5.4 suffers from a race condition where an attacker could potentially get a bash access as xenXX user on the dom0, and then access a potentially reuse an already opened VPS console.

Category

8.1
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.39%
Third-Party Advisory launchpad.net Third-Party Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-4011 third party advisory
https://tracker.debian.org/media/packages/d/dtc-xen/changelog-0.5.17-1.1 release notes product
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/dtc-xen/+bug/505072 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-4011?
CVE-2009-4011 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-4011?
To fix CVE-2009-4011, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2009-4011 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2009-4011 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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