CVE-2017-17044

Description

An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x allowing HVM guest OS users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and host OS hang) by leveraging the mishandling of Populate on Demand (PoD) errors.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory xen.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00021.html mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102129 vdb entry third party advisory
https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-246.html issue tracking patch mitigation vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/01/msg00003.html mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102008 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039878 vdb entry third party advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-14 vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105954 vdb entry
https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX230138 issue tracking third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-17044?
CVE-2017-17044 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-17044?
To fix CVE-2017-17044, 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-2017-17044 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-17044 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.
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