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ALPINE-CVE-2017-10916

ALPINE-CVE-2017-10916 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.5 HIGH

The vCPU context-switch implementation in Xen through 4.8.x improperly interacts with the Memory Protection Extensions (MPX) and Protection Key (PKU) features, which makes it easier for guest OS users to defeat ASLR and other protection mechanisms, aka XSA-220.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Alpine:v3.14xen4.0.1-r2, 4.0.1-r3, 4.1.0-r1
Alpine:v3.18xen4.6.0-r1, 0, 4.0.1-r0
Alpine:v3.19xen4.1.0-r0, 4.8.1-r4, 4.8.1-r3
Alpine:v3.10xen4.2.1-r7, 4.8.1-r4, 4.8.1-r3
Alpine:v3.12xen4.8.1-r4, 0, 4.0.1-r0
Alpine:v3.23xen4.7.1-r2, 0, 4.0.1-r0
Alpine:v3.11xen4.2.1-r3, 4.2.1-r4, 4.2.1-r5
Alpine:v3.3xen4.1.2-r12, 4.0.1-r2, 4.0.1-r3
Alpine:v3.8xen4.2.1-r9, 4.2.0-r7, 4.1.2-r5
Alpine:v3.4xen4.6.3-r6, 4.1.2-r3, 4.6.3-r9
Alpine:v3.22xen4.1.2-r10, 4.8.1-r4, 4.8.1-r3
Alpine:v3.16xen4.2.1-r11, 4.2.1-r2, 4.8.1-r4
Alpine:v3.17xen0, 4.0.1-r1, 4.0.1-r2
Alpine:v3.6xen4.4.1-r7, 4.8.1-r4, 4.8.1-r3
Alpine:v3.20xen4.2.1-r1, 4.2.2-r8, 4.2.2-r6
Alpine:v3.5xen4.5.1-r2, 4.7.2-r4, 4.7.2-r3
Alpine:v3.9xen4.1.3-r0, 4.2.0-r0, 4.2.0-r1
Alpine:v3.15xen4.7.1-r1, 4.0.1-r0, 4.0.1-r1
Alpine:v3.21xen4.1.3-r0, 4.1.2-r9, 4.1.2-r8
Alpine:v3.7xen4.6.0-r2, 4.8.1-r4, 4.8.1-r3

…and 1 more

Timeline

  • Jul 5, 2017 CVE Published
  • Dec 3, 2025 CVE Updated
  • Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
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