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CVE-2017-12134
Published: Aug 24, 2017
Modified: Aug 5, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The xen_biovec_phys_mergeable function in drivers/xen/biomerge.c in Xen might allow local OS guest users to corrupt block device data streams and consequently obtain sensitive memory information, cause a denial of service, or gain host OS privileges by leveraging incorrect block IO merge-ability calculation.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX225941
x_refsource_CONFIRM
1039176
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
http://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-229.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
DSA-3981
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
USN-3655-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1477656
x_refsource_MISC
GLSA-201801-14
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
USN-3655-2
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
100343
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
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