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CVE-2017-8905

Xen through 4.6.x on 64-bit platforms mishandles a failsafe callback, which might allow PV guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS, aka XSA-215.

  • Published: May 11, 2017
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2017-8905
  • 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

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
xen / xen 4.6.0 4.6.0.x
xen / xen 4.6.4 4.6.4.x
xen / xen 4.6.3 4.6.3.x
xen / xen 4.6.1 4.6.1.x
xen / xen 4.6.2 4.6.2.x
xen / xen 4.6.5 4.6.5.x