CVE-2017-17045

libxen-4.9: An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x allowing HVM guest OS users to gain privileges on the host OS, obtain se...

CVE-2017-17045 is fixed in 20 products on 1 platform, first by libxen-4.9 4.9.2-0ubuntu1, released December 12, 2017. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
n/a
Medium
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0043
37th percentile

An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x allowing HVM guest OS users to gain privileges on the host OS, obtain sensitive information, or cause a denial of service (BUG and host OS crash) by leveraging the mishandling of Populate on Demand (PoD) Physical-to-Machine (P2M) errors.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
libxen-4.9 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 libxen-4.9 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 Dec 12, 2017
libxenstore3.0 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 libxenstore3.0 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 Dec 12, 2017
xen-hypervisor-4.6-amd64 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 xen-hypervisor-4.6-amd64 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 Dec 12, 2017
xen-hypervisor-4.6-arm64 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 xen-hypervisor-4.6-arm64 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 Dec 12, 2017
xen-hypervisor-4.6-armhf · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 xen-hypervisor-4.6-armhf 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 Dec 12, 2017
xen-hypervisor-4.7-amd64 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 xen-hypervisor-4.7-amd64 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 Dec 12, 2017
xen-hypervisor-4.7-arm64 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 xen-hypervisor-4.7-arm64 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 Dec 12, 2017
xen-hypervisor-4.7-armhf · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 xen-hypervisor-4.7-armhf 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 Dec 12, 2017
xen-hypervisor-4.8-amd64 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 xen-hypervisor-4.8-amd64 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 Dec 12, 2017
xen-hypervisor-4.8-arm64 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 xen-hypervisor-4.8-arm64 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 Dec 12, 2017
xen-hypervisor-4.8-armhf · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 xen-hypervisor-4.8-armhf 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 Dec 12, 2017
xen-hypervisor-4.9-amd64 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 xen-hypervisor-4.9-amd64 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 Dec 12, 2017
xen-hypervisor-4.9-arm64 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 xen-hypervisor-4.9-arm64 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 Dec 12, 2017
xen-hypervisor-4.9-armhf · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 xen-hypervisor-4.9-armhf 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 Dec 12, 2017
xen-system-amd64 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 xen-system-amd64 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 Dec 12, 2017
xen-system-arm64 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 xen-system-arm64 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 Dec 12, 2017
xen-system-armhf · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 xen-system-armhf 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 Dec 12, 2017
xen-utils-4.9 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 xen-utils-4.9 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 Dec 12, 2017
xen-utils-common · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 xen-utils-common 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 Dec 12, 2017
xenstore-utils · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 xenstore-utils 4.9.2-0ubuntu1 Dec 12, 2017

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