CVE - CVE-2017-17564

CVE-ID
CVE-2017-17564	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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BID:102172 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102172 CONFIRM:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/12/12/3 CONFIRM:https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX232096 CONFIRM:https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-250.html DEBIAN:DSA-4112 URL:https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4112 GENTOO:GLSA-201801-14 URL:https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-14 MLIST:[debian-lts-announce] 20180105 [SECURITY] [DLA 1230-1] xen security update URL:https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00003.html MLIST:[debian-lts-announce] 20181018 [SECURITY] [DLA 1549-1] xen security update URL:https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00009.html SECTRACK:1040770 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040770
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20171212	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20171212)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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