CVE-2017-15592

Description

An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x allowing x86 HVM guest OS users to cause a denial of service (hypervisor crash) or possibly gain privileges because self-linear shadow mappings are mishandled for translated guests.

Category

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.06%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory xen.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-243.html patch vendor advisory mitigation
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00021.html mailing list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00027.html mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101513 vdb entry third party advisory
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4050 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102129 vdb entry
https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX228867
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-14 vendor advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039568 vdb entry third party advisory
https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX230138

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-15592?
CVE-2017-15592 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-15592?
To fix CVE-2017-15592, 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-2017-15592 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-15592 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
This platform uses data from the NIST NVD, MITRE CVE, MITRE CWE, First.org and CISA KEV but is not endorsed or certified by these entities. CVE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CVE content is MITRE's CVE web site. CWE is a registred trademark of the MITRE Corporation and the authoritative source of CWE content is MITRE's CWE web site.
© 2025 Under My Watch. All Rights Reserved.