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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 OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS, aka XSA-214.

  • Published: May 11, 2017
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2017-8904
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 8.8
  • AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 6.8
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Software From Fixed in
xen / xen 4.8.0 4.8.0.x
xen / xen 4.8.1 4.8.1.x