SB2018010536 - Memory leak in xen (Alpine package)
Published: January 5, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018010536
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Adjecent network
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15593)
CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows an adjacent attacker to cause DoS conditions on the target system.
The weakness exists due to mishandling of reference counts. An adjacent attacker can trigger memory leak and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.