CVE-2017-7228

xen: x86: broken check in memory_exchange() permits PV guest breakout (XSA-212)

Published Apr 4, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 8.2 High EPSS 1.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue (known as XSA-212) was discovered in Xen, with fixes available for 4.8.x, 4.7.x, 4.6.x, 4.5.x, and 4.4.x. The earlier XSA-29 fix introduced an insufficient check on XENMEM_exchange input, allowing the caller to drive hypervisor memory accesses outside of the guest provided input/output arrays.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-907-1 xen security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3847-1 xen security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-16263 An issue (known as XSA-212) was discovered in Xen, with fixes available for 4.8.x, 4.7.x, 4.6.x, 4.5.x, and 4.4.x. The earlier XSA-29 fix introduced an insufficient check on XENMEM_exchange input, allowing the caller to drive hypervisor memory accesses outside of the guest provided input/output arrays.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 3:56 PM
Reserved
Mar 22, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 4, 2017, 2:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:23 AM
Severity
Important
Public date
Apr 4, 2017, 12:00 AM