CVE-2013-2072

CVE-2013-2072 is a buffer overflow in the Python bindings for xc_vcpu_setaffinity in Xen 4.0.x–4.2.x. Local administrators with VCPU affinity configuration permissions could trigger memory corruption, toolstack crashes, and potentially privilege escalation via a crafted cpumap. Connected advisori...

Buffer overflow in xencontrol Python bindings affecting xend

ISSUE DESCRIPTION The Python bindings for the xcvcpusetaffinity call do not properly check their inputs. Systems which allow untrusted administrators to configure guest vcpu affinity may be exploited to trigger a buffer overrun and corrupt memory. IMPACT An attacker who is able to configure a...