UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8904

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-8904
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8904.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-8904
Related
Published
2017-05-11T19:29:00Z
Modified
2017-05-11T19:29:00Z
Severity
  • 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / xen

Package

Name
xen
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/xen?arch=src?distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.11

Affected versions

4.*

4.3.0-1ubuntu1
4.3.0-1ubuntu2
4.3.0-1ubuntu3
4.3.0-1ubuntu4
4.3.0-1ubuntu5
4.4.0-0ubuntu3
4.4.0-0ubuntu4
4.4.0-0ubuntu5
4.4.0-0ubuntu5.1
4.4.0-0ubuntu5.2
4.4.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
4.4.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
4.4.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.3
4.4.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.4
4.4.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.5
4.4.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.6
4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.3
4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.4
4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.5
4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.6
4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.7
4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.9
4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.10

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.11",
            "binary_name": "libxen-4.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.11",
            "binary_name": "libxen-4.4-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.11",
            "binary_name": "libxen-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.11",
            "binary_name": "libxen-ocaml"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.11",
            "binary_name": "libxen-ocaml-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.11",
            "binary_name": "libxen-ocaml-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.11",
            "binary_name": "libxenstore3.0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.11",
            "binary_name": "libxenstore3.0-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.11",
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.1-amd64"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.11",
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.3-amd64"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.11",
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.3-armhf"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.11",
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.4-amd64"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.11",
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.4-arm64"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.11",
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.4-armhf"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.11",
            "binary_name": "xen-system-amd64"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.11",
            "binary_name": "xen-system-arm64"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.11",
            "binary_name": "xen-system-armhf"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.11",
            "binary_name": "xen-utils-4.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.11",
            "binary_name": "xen-utils-4.4-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.11",
            "binary_name": "xen-utils-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.11",
            "binary_name": "xenstore-utils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.11",
            "binary_name": "xenstore-utils-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / xen

Package

Name
xen
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/xen?arch=src?distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.6.5-0ubuntu1.1

Affected versions

4.*

4.5.1-0ubuntu1
4.5.1-0ubuntu2
4.6.0-1ubuntu1
4.6.0-1ubuntu2
4.6.0-1ubuntu4
4.6.0-1ubuntu4.1
4.6.0-1ubuntu4.2
4.6.0-1ubuntu4.3
4.6.5-0ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "libxen-4.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "libxen-4.6-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "libxen-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "libxenstore3.0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "libxenstore3.0-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.4-amd64"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.4-arm64"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.4-armhf"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.5-amd64"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.5-arm64"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.5-armhf"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.6-amd64"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.6-arm64"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.6-armhf"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "xen-system-amd64"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "xen-system-arm64"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "xen-system-armhf"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "xen-utils-4.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "xen-utils-4.6-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "xen-utils-common"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "xenstore-utils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.1",
            "binary_name": "xenstore-utils-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}