Error Handling Affecting xen package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (29th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-XEN-348883
  • published12 Dec 2017
  • disclosed12 Dec 2017

Introduced: 12 Dec 2017

CVE-2017-17564  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-388  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:16.04 xen.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream xen package and not the xen package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x allowing guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) or gain host OS privileges by leveraging incorrect error handling for reference counting in shadow mode.