CVE-2017-14431

xen: memory leak when destroying guest without PT devices (XSA-207)

Published Sep 13, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Memory leak in Xen 3.3 through 4.8.x allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (ARM or x86 AMD host OS memory consumption) by continually rebooting, because certain cleanup is skipped if no pass-through device was ever assigned, aka XSA-207.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1493-1 xen security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-5934 Memory leak in Xen 3.3 through 4.8.x allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (ARM or x86 AMD host OS memory consumption) by continually rebooting, because certain cleanup is skipped if no pass-through device was ever assigned, aka XSA-207.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00046}

epss

{'score': 0.00127}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 7:27 PM
Reserved
Sep 13, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 13, 2017, 10:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:06 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Feb 15, 2017, 12:00 AM