vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2017-8904): xen vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | May 11, 2017 | Nov 19, 2024 | Aug 19, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
May 11, 2017
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Aug 19, 2025
Description
Xen through 4.8.x mishandles the "contains segment descriptors" property during GNTTABOP_transfer (aka guest transfer) operations, which might allow PV guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS, aka XSA-214.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-xen
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