Security
Security
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Xen, the worst of which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code on the host system.
| Package | app-emulation/xen on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 4.7.1-r4 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 4.7.1-r4 |
| Package | app-emulation/xen-tools on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 4.7.1-r4 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 4.7.1-r4 |
| Package | app-emulation/xen-pvgrub on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 4.7.1-r1 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 4.7.1-r1 |
Xen is a bare-metal hypervisor.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Xen. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
A local attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the process, could gain privileges on the host system, cause a Denial of Service condition, or obtain sensitive information.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All Xen users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-emulation/xen-4.7.1-r4"
All Xen Tools users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-emulation/xen-tools-4.7.1-r4"
All Xen PvGrub users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-emulation/xen-pvgrub-4.7.1-r1"