Qemu, as used in Xen 4.0, 4.1 and possibly other products, when emulating certain devices with a virtual console backend, allows local OS guest users to gain privileges via a crafted escape VT100 sequence that triggers the overwrite of a "device model's address space."
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201604-03
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1590-1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55413
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/05/10
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2545
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2543
http://wiki.xen.org/wiki/Security_Announcements#XSA-17_Qemu_VT100_emulation_vulnerability
http://support.citrix.com/article/CTX134708
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201309-24.xml
http://secunia.com/advisories/55082
http://secunia.com/advisories/51413
http://secunia.com/advisories/50913
http://secunia.com/advisories/50860
http://secunia.com/advisories/50689
http://secunia.com/advisories/50632
http://secunia.com/advisories/50530
http://secunia.com/advisories/50528
http://secunia.com/advisories/50472
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1325.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1262.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1236.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1235.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1234.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012-1233.html
http://lists.xen.org/archives/html/xen-announce/2012-09/msg00003.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2012-09/msg00051.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00018.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00017.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-10/msg00002.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00027.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00026.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00024.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00018.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00017.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00016.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00012.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00005.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00004.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00003.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-09/msg00001.html