Improper Data Handling Affecting xen package, versions [,4.9.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (30th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-XEN-2383703
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed18 Oct 2017
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 18 Oct 2017

CVE-2017-15594  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-19  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade xen to version 4.9.1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Data Handling. An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x allowing x86 SVM PV guest OS users to cause a denial of service (hypervisor crash) or gain privileges because IDT settings are mishandled during CPU hotplugging.

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