Xen through 4.8.x on 64-bit platforms mishandles page tables after an IRET hypercall, which might allow PV guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS, aka XSA-213.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade xen | Aug 30, 2017 | May 11, 2017 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade xen | May 30, 2017 | May 11, 2017 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade app-emulation/xen-tools.Upgrade app-emulation/xen.Upgrade app-emulation/xen-pvgrub. | Oct 30, 2017 | May 11, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | May 2, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade xen | Nov 19, 2024 | May 11, 2017 |
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