CVE-2017-17044

xen: x86: infinite loop due to missing PoD error checking (XSA-246)

Published Nov 28, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x allowing HVM guest OS users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and host OS hang) by leveraging the mishandling of Populate on Demand (PoD) errors.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1230-1 xen security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1559-1 xen security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-8213 An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x allowing HVM guest OS users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and host OS hang) by leveraging the mishandling of Populate on Demand (PoD) errors.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 8:43 PM
Reserved
Nov 28, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 28, 2017, 11:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:10 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Nov 28, 2017, 12:00 AM