CVE-2017-15594 Affecting xen package, versions <4.9.0-r6
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.06% (26th
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-ALPINE314-XEN-1308699
- published 21 Jul 2020
- disclosed 18 Oct 2017
Introduced: 18 Oct 2017
CVE-2017-15594 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Alpine:3.14
xen
to version 4.9.0-r6 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream xen
package and not the xen
package as distributed by Alpine
.
See How to fix?
for Alpine:3.14
relevant fixed versions and status.
An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x allowing x86 SVM PV guest OS users to cause a denial of service (hypervisor crash) or gain privileges because IDT settings are mishandled during CPU hotplugging.