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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 O…
Impact
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Xen | Xen | Versions 4.8.0, 4.8.1 |
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98428
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038387
- https://blog.xenproject.org/2017/05/02/updates-on-xsa-213-xsa-214-and-xsa-215/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-11
- https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-214.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98428
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038387
- https://blog.xenproject.org/2017/05/02/updates-on-xsa-213-xsa-214-and-xsa-215/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-11
- https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-214.html