Out-of-Bounds Affecting xen package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.21% (59th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-XEN-348932
  • published30 Oct 2017
  • disclosed30 Oct 2017

Introduced: 30 Oct 2017

CVE-2017-15597  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-200  (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. Grant copying code made an implication that any grant pin would be accompanied by a suitable page reference. Other portions of code, however, did not match up with that assumption. When such a grant copy operation is being done on a grant of a dying domain, the assumption turns out wrong. A malicious guest administrator can cause hypervisor memory corruption, most likely resulting in host crash and a Denial of Service. Privilege escalation and information leaks cannot be ruled out.