Race Condition Affecting xen package, versions <4.8.1-1+deb9u3
Threat Intelligence
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- published29 Jul 2026
- disclosed24 Aug 2017
Introduced: 24 Aug 2017
CVE-2017-12136 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Echo:latest xen to version 4.8.1-1+deb9u3 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 Echo.
See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.
Race condition in the grant table code in Xen 4.6.x through 4.9.x allows local guest OS administrators to cause a denial of service (free list corruption and host crash) or gain privileges on the host via vectors involving maptrack free list handling.
References
- https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2017-12136
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3969
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/15/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100346
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039175
- http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-228.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1477651
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-14
- https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX225941