Improper Data Handling Affecting xen package, versions [,4.9.2)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (31st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-XEN-2383713
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed28 Nov 2017
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 28 Nov 2017

CVE-2017-17044  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-19  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade xen to version 4.9.2 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 HVM guest OS users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and host OS hang) by leveraging the mishandling of Populate on Demand (PoD) errors.

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