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CVE-2017-8904
Published: May 11, 2017
Modified: Aug 5, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
GLSA-201705-11
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
98428
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-214.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
1038387
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
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