SB2018010532 - Race condition in xen (Alpine package)
Published: January 5, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018010532
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Adjecent network
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15588)
The vulnerability allows an adjacent attacker to gain elevated privileges on the target system.The weakness exists due to page type release race. An adjacent attacker can supply a stale TLB entry, trigger race condition and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.