vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2017-10916: xen -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Jul 4, 2017 | Sep 13, 2017 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Jul 4, 2017
Added
Sep 13, 2017
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
Description
The vCPU context-switch implementation in Xen through 4.8.x improperly interacts with the Memory Protection Extensions (MPX) and Protection Key (PKU) features, which makes it easier for guest OS users to defeat ASLR and other protection mechanisms, aka XSA-220.
Solution
debian-upgrade-xen
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