CVE-2017-8904

Xen through 4.8.x mishandles the "contains segment descriptors" property during GNTTABOP_transfer (aka guest transfer) operations, which might allow PV guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS, aka XSA-214.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 03:34

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98428 - () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98428 -
References () http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038387 - () http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038387 -
References () https://blog.xenproject.org/2017/05/02/updates-on-xsa-213-xsa-214-and-xsa-215/ - Vendor Advisory () https://blog.xenproject.org/2017/05/02/updates-on-xsa-213-xsa-214-and-xsa-215/ - Vendor Advisory
References () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-11 - () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-11 -
References () https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-214.html - Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory () https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-214.html - Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2017-05-11 19:29

Updated : 2024-11-21 03:34


NVD link : CVE-2017-8904

Mitre link : CVE-2017-8904

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-8904


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Products Affected

xen

  • xen