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CVE-2017-17564
An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x allowing guest...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-250.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00003.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00009.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102172
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-14
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040770
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/12/3
- https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4112
- https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX232096
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 12th, 2017
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.