Improper access control in Xen - CVE-2017-15590
Published: November 29, 2017
Vulnerability identifier: #VU9448
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-284
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 conditions on the target system.
The weakness exists due to an error with the setup of PCI MSI interrupts. An adjacent attacker can supply MSI and cause the hypervisor to crash.
The weakness exists due to an error with the setup of PCI MSI interrupts. An adjacent attacker can supply MSI and cause the hypervisor to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2017-15590
Install update from vendor's website.