CVE-2017-10917

xen: NULL pointer deref in event channel poll (XSA-221)

Published Jul 5, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 9.1 Critical EPSS 2.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
Xen through 4.8.x does not validate the port numbers of polled event channel ports, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and host OS crash) or possibly obtain sensitive information, aka XSA-221.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3969-1 xen security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-2555 Xen through 4.8.x does not validate the port numbers of polled event channel ports, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and host OS crash) or possibly obtain sensitive information, aka XSA-221.
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 5:50 PM
Reserved
Jul 4, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 5, 2017, 1:29 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:00 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Jun 20, 2017, 12:00 AM