Race Condition Affecting xen package, versions <4.6.5-0ubuntu1.2
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- published5 Jul 2017
- disclosed5 Jul 2017
Introduced: 5 Jul 2017
CVE-2017-10914 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 xen to version 4.6.5-0ubuntu1.2 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 Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
The grant-table feature in Xen through 4.8.x has a race condition leading to a double free, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption), or possibly obtain sensitive information or gain privileges, aka XSA-218 bug 2.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-10914
- http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3969
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-10914
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-03
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-17
- https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-218.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99411
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038722