The xen_biovec_phys_mergeable function in drivers/xen/biomerge.c in Xen might allow local OS guest users to corrupt block device data streams and consequently obtain sensitive memory information, cause a denial of service, or gain host OS privileges by leveraging incorrect block IO merge-ability calculation.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 8.8
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade xen | Oct 30, 2017 | Aug 24, 2017 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade kernel | Sep 18, 2017 | Aug 23, 2017 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Sep 25, 2017 | Aug 23, 2017 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade app-emulation/xen-tools.Upgrade app-emulation/xen. | Jan 15, 2018 | Aug 24, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-debuginfoUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-toolsUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-tools-libs | Apr 16, 2020 | Aug 24, 2017 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade kernel-headersUpgrade kernelUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade python-perfUpgrade kernel-tools-libsUpgrade perfUpgrade kernel-tools | Dec 27, 2019 | Aug 24, 2017 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uek | Aug 24, 2017 | Aug 15, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Aug 15, 2017 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade gfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade dlm-kmp-defaultUpgrade cluster-network-kmp-defaultUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-default | Sep 7, 2017 | Aug 23, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1077-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-97-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-149-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-149-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1038-awsUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-97-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-97-genericUpgrade linux-image-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-generic-lts-trustyUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-149-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-kvmUpgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-3.13.0-149-powerpc-e500Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-97-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-97-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-149-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trustyUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-149-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1075-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-149-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-e500Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1032-gkeUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-97-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-149-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-97-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1008-kvmUpgrade linux-image-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-generic-lts-xenialUpgrade linux-image-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-gke | Oct 11, 2017 | Aug 23, 2017 |
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