The pyGrub boot loader in Xen 3.0.3, 3.3.0, and Xen-3.3.1 does not support the password option in grub.conf for para-virtualized guests, which allows attackers with access to the para-virtualized guest console to boot the guest or modify the guest's kernel boot parameters without providing the expected password.
Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2009-3507 The pyGrub boot loader in Xen 3.0.3, 3.3.0, and Xen-3.3.1 does not support the password option in grub.conf for para-virtualized guests, which allows attackers with access to the para-virtualized guest console to boot the guest or modify the guest's kernel boot parameters without providing the expected password.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T06:31:10.518Z

Reserved: 2009-10-01T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2009-3525

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2009-10-05T19:30:00.280

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2009-3525

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2009-08-25T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2009-3525 - Bugzilla

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