CVE-2017-10911

Published: Jul 5, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

6.5

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitability: 2.0 / Impact: 4.0

Source: NVD

Description

The make_response function in drivers/block/xen-blkback/blkback.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11.8 allows guest OS users to obtain sensitive information from host OS (or other guest OS) kernel memory by leveraging the copying of uninitialized padding fields in Xen block-interface response structures, aka XSA-216.

Affected (1)

Products: Linux: Linux Kernel

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Linux Linux Kernel	Up to 4.11.7

Related CWEs

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

References (22)

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=089bc0143f489bd3a4578bdff5f4ca68fb26f341

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3920

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3927

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3945

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.11.8

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99162

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038720

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/089bc0143f489bd3a4578bdff5f4ca68fb26f341

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchThird Party Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-03

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-216.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

MitigationVendor Advisory

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=089bc0143f489bd3a4578bdff5f4ca68fb26f341

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3920

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3927

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3945

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.11.8

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99162

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038720

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/089bc0143f489bd3a4578bdff5f4ca68fb26f341

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchThird Party Advisory

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00007.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-03

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-216.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

MitigationVendor Advisory

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