Denial of service in Xen - CVE-2017-15590
Published: October 16, 2017 / Updated: July 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU8835
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-2017-15590
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Xen Project
Affected software:
Xen
Xen
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows an adjacent attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in x86 systems due to multiple mapping issues in the setup of Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI). An adjacent attacker can and cause the system to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in denial of service.
The weakness exists in x86 systems due to multiple mapping issues in the setup of Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI). An adjacent attacker can and cause the system to crash.
Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in denial of service.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-15590
Install update from vendor's website.