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CVE-2017-10916
Published: Jul 5, 2017
Modified: Aug 5, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The vCPU context-switch implementation in Xen through 4.8.x improperly interacts with the Memory Protection Extensions (MPX) and Protection Key (PKU) features, which makes it easier for guest OS users to defeat ASLR and other protection mechanisms, aka XSA-220.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-220.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
GLSA-201708-03
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
DSA-3969
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
1038730
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
99167
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
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