Memory corruption in Xen - CVE-2017-15593

 

Memory corruption in Xen - CVE-2017-15593

Published: October 16, 2017 / Updated: July 28, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU8834
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15593
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Xen Project
Affected software:
Xen

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows an adjacent attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in x86 PV guest systems due to insufficient memory processing. An adjacent attacker can trigger excessive memory consumption and cause the system to crash.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in denial of service.

How to mitigate CVE-2017-15593

Install update from vendor's website.

Sources