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RE: [Xen-users] Xen Security


  • To: "Simon Hobson" <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <Xen-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • From: "Jonathan Tripathy" <jonnyt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:18:26 +0100
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  • Delivery-date: Fri, 16 Jul 2010 11:22:16 -0700
  • List-id: Xen user discussion <xen-users.lists.xensource.com>
  • Thread-index: Acskv1QjW/OFNOYoQXKc8GZC3p8IdgAU/R/s
  • Thread-topic: [Xen-users] Xen Security


>One is simply to subvert the communications between the guest and the
>host - things like buffer overflows, code injection, etc

Hi Simon,

You say "simply", however isn't it actually quite difficult to do the things you mentioned? Reading on the CVE lists, there doesn't seem to be any current known possible exploits?

Again, I'm just trying to guage how secure Xen is, and how much the experts (you guys) trust it.

Thanks

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