VDB
GHSA-fff9-ccrg-mjcr
GHSA-fff9-ccrg-mjcr
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.800000190734863 HIGH
Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 13, 2022
Xen through 4.6.x on 64-bit platforms mishandles a failsafe callback, which might allow PV guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS, aka XSA-215.
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
Timeline
- May 13, 2022 CVE Published
- Apr 30, 2026 Security Advisory
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The same record, from the CLI:
vulnetix vdb vuln GHSA-fff9-ccrg-mjcr
vulnetix vdb fixes GHSA-fff9-ccrg-mjcr
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"https://api.vdb.vulnetix.com/v2/vuln/GHSA-fff9-ccrg-mjcr/fixes/registry"
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References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8905 advisory
- https://blog.xenproject.org/2017/05/02/updates-on-xsa-213-xsa-214-and-xsa-215 url
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1038388 url
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201705-11 url
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98436 url
- https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-215.html url