Vulnerability in Xen

CVE-2017-15592

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.

EPSS: 0.004 (35.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

  • Xen
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-15592?
CVE-2017-15592 is a high-severity vulnerability in Xen, classified under Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-10-18.
How severe is CVE-2017-15592?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.