CVE-2017-17045

Summary

CVECVE-2017-17045
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 gain privileges on the host OS, obtain sensitive information, or cause a denial of service (BUG and host OS crash) by leveraging the mishandling of Populate on Demand (PoD) Physical-to-Machine (P2M) errors.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-416

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Xen Xen All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
XSA-247 - Xen Security Advisories CONFIRM xenbits.xen.org Issue Tracking, Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
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
[SECURITY] [DLA 1230-1] xen security update MLIST lists.debian.org
Xen CVE-2017-17045 Privilege Escalation Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Xen: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201801-14) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
[SECURITY] [DLA 1559-1] xen security update MLIST lists.debian.org
Xen Populate on Demand Error Checking Flaw Bug Lets Local Users on a Guest System Gain Elevated Privileges on the Host System - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.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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