CWE Code: 399
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 4.6
CWE Name:  Resource Management Errors
Summary: use-after-free vulnerability in the xc_cpupool_getinfo function in xen 4.1.x through 4.3.x, when using a multithreaded toolstack, does not properly handle a failure by the xc_cpumap_alloc function, which allows local users with access to management functions to cause a denial of service (heap corruption) and possibly gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: LOW
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): PARTIAL/PARTIAL/PARTIAL
Published Date: 2014-02-14
Last Modified Date: 2014-12-12