VDB
CVE-2017-10916
CVE-2017-10916
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 0.39% · 60.6th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.39%
60.6th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | xen | 0, 4.5.1-0ubuntu1, 4.6.0-1ubuntu1 |
Timeline
- Jul 5, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- May 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 3, 2022 EPSS Score
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- Jan 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-10916 third-party-advisory
- https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-220.html third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-10916 third-party-advisory