CVE-2017-17564

Published: Dec 12, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

7.8

Vector

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

Exploitability: 1.1 / Impact: 6.0

Source: NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x allowing guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) or gain host OS privileges by leveraging incorrect error handling for reference counting in shadow mode.

Affected (1)

Products: Xen: Xen

Xen

1 product

Xen

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Xen Xen	Up to 4.9.1

Related CWEs

CWE-388

References (18)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/12/3

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102172

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040770

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00003.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00009.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-14

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX232096

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4112

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-250.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

MitigationPatchVendor Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/12/3