CVE-2017-10912

Description

Xen through 4.8.x mishandles page transfer, which allows guest OS users to obtain privileged host OS access, aka XSA-217.

10.0

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 3.30% Top 15%

Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201708-03	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3969	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99158	vdb entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038721	vdb entry
https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-217.html	mailing list third party advisory mitigation
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-17	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-10912?: CVE-2017-10912 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-10912?: To fix CVE-2017-10912, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-10912 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2017-10912 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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