CVE-2017-15594

8.8 HIGH
Published: October 18, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
View on NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x allowing x86 SVM PV guest OS users to cause a denial of service (hypervisor crash) or gain privileges because IDT settings are mishandled during CPU hotplugging.

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CVSS v3.x Details

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

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039568
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00021.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-14
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX228867
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4050
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-244.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039568
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00021.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-14
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX228867
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4050
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-244.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory

12 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
8.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.4%
30th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

xen