VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-15593
An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x allowing x86 PV guest OS users to cause a denial of service (memory leak) because reference counts are mishandled.
MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 0.39%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.39%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x allowing x86 PV guest OS users to cause a denial of service (memory leak) because reference counts are mishandled.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.39% probability · 33th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-772
- Affected
- xen/xen
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039568Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00027.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00021.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-14
- https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX228867
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4050
- https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-242.htmlMitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039568Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00027.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00021.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-14
- https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX228867
- https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4050
- https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-242.htmlMitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.