Improper Input Validation Affecting xen package, versions <4.9.0-r0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.43% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALPINE319-XEN-6110176
  • published8 Dec 2023
  • disclosed5 Jul 2017

Introduced: 5 Jul 2017

CVE-2017-10918  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.19 xen to version 4.9.0-r0 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:3.19 relevant fixed versions and status.

Xen through 4.8.x does not validate memory allocations during certain P2M operations, which allows guest OS users to obtain privileged host OS access, aka XSA-222.