Description
An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.10.x allowing x86 HVM guest OS users (in certain configurations) to read arbitrary dom0 files via QMP live insertion of a CDROM, in conjunction with specifying the target file as the backing file of a snapshot.
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 5.6/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104002Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00021.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-06
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4201Third Party Advisory
- https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-258.htmlMitigation, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104002Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00021.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201810-06
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4201Third Party Advisory
- https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-258.htmlMitigation, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 27, 2018
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified