Description
An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x allowing PV guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) or gain host OS privileges in shadow mode by mapping a certain auxiliary page.
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 7.8/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HAffected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/12/4Mailing List
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102167
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040768
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00003.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00009.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-14
- https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX232096
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4112
- https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-248.htmlMitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/12/4Mailing List
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102167
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040768
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00003.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00009.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-14
- https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX232096
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4112
- https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-248.htmlMitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 12, 2017
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified