CVE-2017-17046

Description

An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x on the ARM platform allowing guest OS users to obtain sensitive information from DRAM after a reboot, because disjoint blocks, and physical addresses that do not start at zero, are mishandled.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.06%
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-245.html issue tracking patch vendor advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00009.html mailing list
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-14 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-17046?
CVE-2017-17046 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-17046?
To fix CVE-2017-17046, 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-2017-17046 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-17046 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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