VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-8905
Xen through 4.6.x on 64-bit platforms mishandles a failsafe callback, which might allow PV guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS, aka XSA-215.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 0.42%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.42%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Xen through 4.6.x on 64-bit platforms mishandles a failsafe callback, which might allow PV guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS, aka XSA-215.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.42% probability · 36th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-682
- Affected
- xen/xen
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98436
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038388
- https://blog.xenproject.org/2017/05/02/updates-on-xsa-213-xsa-214-and-xsa-215/Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-11
- https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-215.htmlMitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98436
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038388
- https://blog.xenproject.org/2017/05/02/updates-on-xsa-213-xsa-214-and-xsa-215/Vendor Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-11
- https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-215.htmlMitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.