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CVE-2017-17564
Published: Dec 12, 2017
Modified: Aug 5, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x allowing guest OS users to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) or gain host OS privileges by leveraging incorrect error handling for reference counting in shadow mode.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-250.html
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[debian-lts-announce] 20180105 [SECURITY] [DLA 1230-1] xen security update
mailing-list
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[debian-lts-announce] 20181018 [SECURITY] [DLA 1549-1] xen security update
mailing-list
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102172
vdb-entry
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GLSA-201801-14
vendor-advisory
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1040770
vdb-entry
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/12/3
x_refsource_CONFIRM
DSA-4112
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX232096
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