Vulnerability in Xen
CVE-2017-15594
An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x allowing x86 SVM PV guest OS users to cause a denial of service (hypervisor crash) or gain privileges because IDT settings are mishandled during CPU hotplugging.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (29.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 30th percentile — 29.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
References
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00021.html (mailing-list)
- xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-244.html (Patch, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4050 (vendor-advisory)
- support.citrix.com/article/CTX228867
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-14 (vendor-advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1039568 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-15594?
- CVE-2017-15594 is a high-severity vulnerability in Xen. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-10-18.
- How severe is CVE-2017-15594?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.