CVE-2017-12134

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-12134
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-08-24 14:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-03 00:03:00 UTC
DescriptionThe xen_biovec_phys_mergeable function in drivers/xen/biomerge.c in Xen might allow local OS guest users to corrupt block device data streams and consequently obtain sensitive memory information, cause a denial of service, or gain host OS privileges by leveraging incorrect block IO merge-ability calculation.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-682

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Citrix Xenserver 6.0.2 All All All
Application Citrix Xenserver 6.2.0 All All All
Application Citrix Xenserver 6.5 All All All
Application Citrix Xenserver 7.0 All All All
Application Citrix Xenserver 7.1 All All All
Application Citrix Xenserver 7.2 All All All
Application Citrix Xenserver 6.0.2 All All All
Application Citrix Xenserver 6.2.0 All All All
Application Citrix Xenserver 6.5 All All All
Application Citrix Xenserver 7.0 All All All
Application Citrix Xenserver 7.1 All All All
Application Citrix Xenserver 7.2 All All All
Operating System Xen Xen All All All All
Operating System Xen Xen All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Xen IO Request Merging Flaw Lets Local Users on a Guest System Gain Elevated Privileges on the Host System - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
USN-3655-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com
USN-3655-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com
Bug 1477656 – CVE-2017-12134 xsa229 xen: linux: Fix Xen block IO merge-ability calculation (XSA-229) MISC bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Xen CVE-2017-12134 Memory Corruption Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
XSA-229 - Xen Security Advisories CONFIRM xenbits.xen.org Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Xen: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201801-14) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
oss-security - Xen Security Advisory 229 (CVE-2017-12134) - linux: Fix Xen block IO merge-ability calculation MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3981-1 linux DEBIAN www.debian.org
Citrix XenServer Multiple Security Updates CONFIRM support.citrix.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710266 Gentoo Linux Xen Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201801-14)
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