Race Condition Affecting xen package, versions <4.8.2+xsa245-0+deb9u1
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- published12 Sept 2017
- disclosed12 Sept 2017
Introduced: 12 Sep 2017
CVE-2017-14317 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:13 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:13 relevant fixed versions and status.
A domain cleanup issue was discovered in the C xenstore daemon (aka cxenstored) in Xen through 4.9.x. When shutting down a VM with a stubdomain, a race in cxenstored may cause a double-free. The xenstored daemon may crash, resulting in a DoS of any parts of the system relying on it (including domain creation / destruction, ballooning, device changes, etc.).
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-14317
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-233.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4050
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00009.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100826
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039350
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-14317