Information disclosure in xen (Alpine package)



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2016-9384
CWE-ID CWE-200
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 xen (Alpine package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Information disclosure

EUVDB-ID: #VU32223

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9384

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Information exposure

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to gain access to sensitive information.

Xen 4.7 allows local guest OS users to obtain sensitive host information by loading a 32-bit ELF symbol table.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

xen (Alpine package): 4.7.1-r0

CPE2.3 External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=64afb5ab10d6bdced5921588f38124df06eb3783


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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