CVE-2017-15588

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x allowing x86 PV guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS because of a race condition that can cause a stale TLB entry.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-362

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Oct 18, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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