CVE-2017-15593

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-15593
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-10-18 08:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-03 00:03:00 UTC
DescriptionAn issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x allowing x86 PV guest OS users to cause a denial of service (memory leak) because reference counts are mishandled.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-772

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Xen Xen All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
[SECURITY] [DLA 1181-1] xen security update MLIST lists.debian.org
Xen: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201801-14) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
XSA-242 - Xen Security Advisories CONFIRM xenbits.xen.org Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4050-1 xen DEBIAN www.debian.org
[SECURITY] [DLA 1559-1] xen security update MLIST lists.debian.org
Xen Multiple Flaws on x86 Systems Let Local Guest System Users Obtain Memory Contents and Potentially Sensitive Information, Deny Service on the Host System, and Gain Elevated Privileges on the Host System - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Citrix XenServer Multiple Security Updates CONFIRM support.citrix.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 500819 Alpine Linux Security Update for xen
  • 504562 Alpine Linux Security Update for xen
  • 710266 Gentoo Linux Xen Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201801-14)
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