CVE-2017-8904

HIGH

Xen through 4.8.x - Arbitrary Code Execution via GNTTABOP_transfer Mishandling

Title source: manual
STIX 2.1

Description

Xen through 4.8.x mishandles the "contains segment descriptors" property during GNTTABOP_transfer (aka guest transfer) operations, which might allow PV guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS, aka XSA-214.

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-11
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98428
Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-214.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038387

Scores

CVSS v3 8.8
EPSS 0.0009
EPSS Percentile 24.8%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (2)
xen/xen 4.8.0
xen/xen 4.8.1
Published May 11, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026