The pygrub boot loader emulator in Xen, when S-expression output format is requested, allows local pygrub-using guest OS administrators to read or delete arbitrary files on the host via string quotes and S-expressions in the bootloader configuration file.
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Source | ID | Title |
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DLA-720-1 | xen security update |
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DSA-3729-1 | xen security update |
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EUVD-2016-10189 | The pygrub boot loader emulator in Xen, when S-expression output format is requested, allows local pygrub-using guest OS administrators to read or delete arbitrary files on the host via string quotes and S-expressions in the bootloader configuration file. |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T02:50:37.614Z
Reserved: 2016-11-17T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-9379

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2017-01-23T21:59:02.707
Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860
Link: CVE-2016-9379


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