CVE-2017-17566 Affecting xen package, versions <4.8.3+comet2+shim4.10.0+comet3-1+deb9u5
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- published10 Aug 2025
- disclosed12 Dec 2017
Introduced: 12 Dec 2017
CVE-2017-17566 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:14 xen to version 4.8.3+comet2+shim4.10.0+comet3-1+deb9u5 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:14 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17566
- https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX232096
- https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-248.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4112
- 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
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/12/4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102167
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040768
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-17566