SB2018030628 - Memory corruption in xen (Alpine package) 



SB2018030628 - Memory corruption in xen (Alpine package)

Published: March 6, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018030628
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Adjecent network
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7541)

The vulnerability allows an adjacent attacker to cause DoS condition and gain elevated privileges on the target system.

The weakness exists due to an error when transitioning from v2 to v1. An adjacent attacker can trigger memory corruption, cause the service to crash and gain root privileges.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.