CVE-2013-2211

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.

Category

7.4
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.23%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/55082 third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/26/4 mailing list
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/25/1 mailing list
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-03/msg00021.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3006 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2013-2211?
CVE-2013-2211 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2013-2211?
To fix CVE-2013-2211, 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-2013-2211 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2013-2211 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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