Description
libxl in Xen 4.1.x through 4.6.x does not properly handle the readonly flag on disks when using the qemu-xen device model, which allows local guest users to write to a read-only disk image.
References (10)
Core 10
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-142.html
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-12/msg00053.html
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1257893
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3414
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033633
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76823
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167820.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167792.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/167077.html
Scores
EPSS
0.0007
EPSS Percentile
20.6%
Details
CWE
CWE-17
Status
published
Products (22)
xen/xen
4.1.0
xen/xen
4.1.1
xen/xen
4.1.2
xen/xen
4.1.3
xen/xen
4.1.4
xen/xen
4.1.5
xen/xen
4.1.6.1
xen/xen
4.2.0
xen/xen
4.2.1
xen/xen
4.2.2
... and 12 more
Published
Oct 01, 2015
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026