An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x allowing PV guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) or gain host OS privileges in shadow mode by mapping a certain auxiliary page.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | alpine-linux-upgrade-xen | Mar 6, 2018 | Dec 12, 2017 | |
| Debian | debian-upgrade-xen | Feb 16, 2018 | Dec 12, 2017 | |
| Gentoo Linux | gentoo-linux-upgrade-app-emulation-xengentoo-linux-upgrade-app-emulation-xen-tools | Jan 15, 2018 | Dec 12, 2017 | |
| Redhat_linux | — | no-fix-redhat-rpm-package | Jul 9, 2025 | Dec 12, 2017 |
| Suse | — | suse-upgrade-xensuse-upgrade-xen-develsuse-upgrade-xen-doc-htmlsuse-upgrade-xen-doc-pdfsuse-upgrade-xen-kmp-defaultsuse-upgrade-xen-kmp-paesuse-upgrade-xen-libssuse-upgrade-xen-libs-32bitsuse-upgrade-xen-toolssuse-upgrade-xen-tools-domu | Feb 15, 2018 | Dec 12, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | ubuntu-upgrade-xen | Nov 19, 2024 | Dec 12, 2017 |
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