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7.8high

CVE-2017-15588

An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x allowing x86 PV guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS because of a race cond…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.3%
percentile 27%
Public exploits
0
none known

An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x allowing x86 PV guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS because of a race condition that can cause a stale TLB entry.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.33% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 27% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.06.9AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-362 Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/101490 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00027.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2017/dsa-4050 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • support.citrix.com /article/CTX228867 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • xenbits.xen.org /xsa/advisory-241.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00009.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201801-14 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • securitytracker.com /id/1039568 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK, x_transferred

Sources

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