vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2017-17565): xen vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Dec 12, 2017 | Nov 19, 2024 | Apr 16, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Dec 12, 2017
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Apr 16, 2026
Description
An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x allowing PV guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) if shadow mode and log-dirty mode are in place, because of an incorrect assertion related to M2P.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-xen
References
- CVE-2017-17565
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-17565
- CWE-20
- DEBIAN-DSA-4112
- EUVD-EUVD-2017-8723
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/12/5
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2017-8723
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17565
- https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-251.html
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