Xen Hypervisor Flaws Can Expose a Server’s Memory

Two flaws in the Xen hypervisor can let a malicious virtual machine reach memory that belongs to other parts of the same computer. That includes the powerful management system used to control the other virtual machines. A break in that separation can put more than one virtual machine at risk. For people running several systems on the same computer, the concern is how far an attacker could reach from just one of them. The flaws were disclosed on November 3. Xen has published patches, and platf…LinuxSecurity – Security ArticlesRead More