CVE-2017-17044

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-17044
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-11-28 23:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-03 00:03:00 UTC
DescriptionAn issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x allowing HVM guest OS users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and host OS hang) by leveraging the mishandling of Populate on Demand (PoD) errors.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-754 | CWE-755 | CWE-835

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Xen Xen All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
RETIRED: Citrix XenServer Multiple Security Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Citrix XenServer Multiple Security Updates CONFIRM support.citrix.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Xen Populate on Demand Bug Lets Local Users on a Guest System Cause Denial of Service Conditions on the Host System - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
XSA-246 - Xen Security Advisories CONFIRM xenbits.xen.org Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
[SECURITY] [DLA 1230-1] xen security update MLIST lists.debian.org
Xen: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201801-14) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
Xen HLE Constructs Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
[SECURITY] [DLA 1559-1] xen security update MLIST lists.debian.org
Xen CVE-2017-17044 Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 390255 Oracle Managed Virtualization (VM) Server for x86 Security Update for xen (OVMSA-2022-0003)
  • 710266 Gentoo Linux Xen Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201801-14)
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