An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x. Grant copying code made an implication that any grant pin would be accompanied by a suitable page reference. Other portions of code, however, did not match up with that assumption. When such a grant copy operation is being done on a grant of a dying domain, the assumption turns out wrong. A malicious guest administrator can cause hypervisor memory corruption, most likely resulting in host crash and a Denial of Service. Privilege escalation and information leaks cannot be ruled out.
References
Link | Resource |
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/10/24/3 | Issue Tracking Mailing List Mitigation Third Party Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101564 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039653 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-236.html | Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory |
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00009.html | |
https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX229057 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4050 |
Configurations
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Information
Published : 2017-10-30 14:29
Updated : 2024-02-04 19:29
NVD link : CVE-2017-15597
Mitre link : CVE-2017-15597
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-15597
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Products Affected
xen
- xen