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ALPINE-CVE-2017-8904
ALPINE-CVE-2017-8904
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.800000190734863 HIGH
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.
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
8.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.18 | xen | 0, 4.0.1-r1, 4.0.1-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | xen | 4.7.1-r1, 0, 4.8.1-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | xen | 4.3.0-r8, 4.3.1-r2, 4.3.1-r3 |
| Alpine:v3.11 | xen | 4.0.1-r2, 0, 4.8.1-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.17 | xen | 0, 4.0.1-r1, 4.0.1-r3 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | xen | 4.6.0-r2, 0, 4.0.1-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.3 | xen | 0, 4.6.3-r6, 4.6.3-r5 |
| Alpine:v3.9 | xen | 0, 4.3.1-r2, 4.3.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.4 | xen | 0, 0, 4.6.3-r8 |
| Alpine:v3.10 | xen | 0, 4.3.2-r2, 4.3.2-r3 |
| Alpine:v3.12 | xen | 0, 0, 4.8.1-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.5 | xen | 4.4.2-r0, 0, 4.0.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.6 | xen | 4.2.0-r2, 4.7.0-r2, 4.3.0-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.8 | xen | 0, 4.4.1-r7, 4.3.2-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | xen | 4.1.2-r6, 4.1.2-r7, 4.1.2-r8 |
| Alpine:v3.14 | xen | 4.7.0-r2, 4.1.2-r3, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.15 | xen | 4.1.1-r1, 4.1.2-r3, 4.3.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | xen | 4.1.2-r7, 4.0.1-r0, 4.0.1-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | xen | 0 |
| Alpine:v3.7 | xen | 4.2.1-r0, 4.8.1-r1, 4.8.1-r0 |
…and 2 more
Timeline
- May 11, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Jun 15, 2026 CVE Updated