CVE-2017-15588
HIGHXen through 4.9.x - Race Condition Leading to Arbitrary Code Execution via Stale TLB Entry
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (8)
Core 8
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101490
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2017/11/msg00027.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_debian
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4050
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX228867
Mailing List, Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-241.html
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/10/msg00009.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-14
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1039568
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0008
EPSS Percentile
23.4%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-362
Status
published
Products (1)
xen/xen
4.9.0
Published
Oct 18, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026