CVE-2017-10920

10.0 CRITICAL
Published: July 05, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

The grant-table feature in Xen through 4.8.x mishandles a GNTMAP_device_map and GNTMAP_host_map mapping, when followed by only a GNTMAP_host_map unmapping, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (count mismanagement and memory corruption) or obtain privileged host OS access, aka XSA-224 bug 1.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-224.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3969
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038734
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-03
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-17
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-224.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
10.0 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.5%
83th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

xen