Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 25, 2020· Updated Aug 4, 2024
CVE-2020-17392
CVE-2020-17392
Description
This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Parallels Desktop 15.1.3-47255. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handler for HOST_IOCTL_SET_KERNEL_SYMBOLS in the prl_hypervisor kext. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied value prior to dereferencing it as a pointer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges and execute code in the context of the kernel. Was ZDI-CAN-10519.
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Affected products
2- Range: =15.1.3-47255
- Parallels/Desktopv5Range: 15.1.3-47255
Patches
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References
2- kb.parallels.com/en/125013mitrex_refsource_MISC
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-20-1010/mitrex_refsource_MISC
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