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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 3.0
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.24 | xen | 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.14 | xen | 4.1.0-r1, 4.1.1-r0, 4.1.1-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.18 | xen | 4.6.0-r2, 0, 4.0.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | xen | 4.1.0-r0, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.10 | xen | 4.2.1-r7, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.12 | xen | 0, 0, 4.0.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | xen | 4.8.1-r3, 0, 4.0.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.11 | xen | 4.2.1-r3, 4.2.1-r4, 4.2.1-r5 |
| Alpine:v3.3 | xen | 4.1.2-r3, 4.0.1-r2, 4.0.1-r3 |
| Alpine:v3.8 | xen | 4.2.1-r9, 4.2.0-r7, 4.1.2-r5 |
| Alpine:v3.4 | xen | 4.6.3-r7, 4.4.1-r7, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | xen | 4.1.2-r11, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.16 | xen | 4.2.1-r3, 4.2.1-r4, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.17 | xen | 0, 4.0.1-r1, 4.0.1-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.6 | xen | 4.4.1-r7, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | xen | 4.2.1-r1, 4.2.2-r8, 4.2.2-r6 |
| Alpine:v3.5 | xen | 4.6.0-r0, 0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.9 | xen | 4.2.0-r1, 4.2.0-r2, 4.2.0-r3 |
| Alpine:v3.15 | xen | 4.7.1-r1, 4.0.1-r0, 4.0.1-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | xen | 4.1.3-r0, 4.1.2-r9, 4.1.2-r8 |
…and 2 more
Timeline
- Jul 5, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Jun 15, 2026 CVE Updated