CVE-2017-15597

libxen-4.9: An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x

CVE-2017-15597 is fixed in 20 products on 1 platform, first by libxen-4.9 4.9.2-0ubuntu1, released December 12, 2017. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
n/a
Medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0283
86th percentile

An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x. Grant copying code made an implication that any grant pin would be accompanied by a suitable page reference. Other portions of code, however, did not match up with that assumption. When such a grant copy operation is being done on a grant of a dying domain, the assumption turns out wrong. A malicious guest administrator can cause hypervisor memory corruption, most likely resulting in host crash and a Denial of Service. Privilege escalation and information leaks cannot be ruled out.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
libxen-4.9 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 libxen-4.9 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 Dec 12, 2017
libxenstore3.0 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 libxenstore3.0 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 Dec 12, 2017
xen-hypervisor-4.6-amd64 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 xen-hypervisor-4.6-amd64 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 Dec 12, 2017
xen-hypervisor-4.6-arm64 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 xen-hypervisor-4.6-arm64 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 Dec 12, 2017
xen-hypervisor-4.6-armhf · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 xen-hypervisor-4.6-armhf 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 Dec 12, 2017
xen-hypervisor-4.7-amd64 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 xen-hypervisor-4.7-amd64 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 Dec 12, 2017
xen-hypervisor-4.7-arm64 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 xen-hypervisor-4.7-arm64 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 Dec 12, 2017
xen-hypervisor-4.7-armhf · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 xen-hypervisor-4.7-armhf 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 Dec 12, 2017
xen-hypervisor-4.8-amd64 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 xen-hypervisor-4.8-amd64 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 Dec 12, 2017
xen-hypervisor-4.8-arm64 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 xen-hypervisor-4.8-arm64 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 Dec 12, 2017
xen-hypervisor-4.8-armhf · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 xen-hypervisor-4.8-armhf 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 Dec 12, 2017
xen-hypervisor-4.9-amd64 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 xen-hypervisor-4.9-amd64 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 Dec 12, 2017
xen-hypervisor-4.9-arm64 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 xen-hypervisor-4.9-arm64 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 Dec 12, 2017
xen-hypervisor-4.9-armhf · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 xen-hypervisor-4.9-armhf 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 Dec 12, 2017
xen-system-amd64 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 xen-system-amd64 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 Dec 12, 2017
xen-system-arm64 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 xen-system-arm64 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 Dec 12, 2017
xen-system-armhf · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 xen-system-armhf 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 Dec 12, 2017
xen-utils-4.9 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 xen-utils-4.9 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 Dec 12, 2017
xen-utils-common · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 xen-utils-common 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 Dec 12, 2017
xenstore-utils · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 xenstore-utils 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 Dec 12, 2017

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