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CVE-2017-10916 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-03 CVE
https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-220.html CVEMailing ListMitigationVendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3969 CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99167 CVE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038730 CVE

see all 10 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
xen xen
4.5.0
4.5.1
4.5.2
4.5.3
4.5.5

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2017-10916
NVD Published Date:
Jul 5, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2017-10916 Details - Not Deferred