Improper Input Validation Affecting xen package, versions <4.8.2+xsa245-0+deb9u1
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- published18 Oct 2017
- disclosed18 Oct 2017
Introduced: 18 Oct 2017
CVE-2017-15591 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:11 xen to version 4.8.2+xsa245-0+deb9u1 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 Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.
An issue was discovered in Xen 4.5.x through 4.9.x allowing attackers (who control a stub domain kernel or tool stack) to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) because of a missing comparison (of range start to range end) within the DMOP map/unmap implementation.