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TI-2017-08005 Aliases CVE-2017-10916GHSA-vrf7-6p2g-pr3x

The vCPU context-switch implementation in Xen through 4.8.x improperly interacts with the…

Priority LOW 36CWE-200Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01349 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 13

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5.0VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5.1VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5.2VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5.3VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.5.5VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.6.0VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.6.1VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.6.2VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.6.4VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.6.5VulnerableXen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.0 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.1 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.2 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.3 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.5 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.0 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.1 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.2 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.4 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.5 Vulnerable ·Xen
Show 3 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.7.1VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.8.0VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.8.1VulnerableXen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.7.1 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.8.0 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.8.1 Vulnerable ·Xen

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-10916
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vrf7-6p2g-pr3x

References

Advisory 3

  • TI-2012-00210 The x86-64 kernel system-call functionality in Xen 4.1.2 and earlier, as used in Citrix… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2023-07042 Information disclosure through error messages in AMD Ryzen™ 3000 Series Desktop… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
  • TI-2015-04333 The C+ mode offload emulation in the RTL8139 network card device model in QEMU, as used… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2015-06741 The KVM subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.2.6, and Xen 4.3.x through 4.6.x, allows… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2018-06436 A statement in the System Programming Guide of the Intel 64 and IA-32 Architectures… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2024-20522 x86: Incorrect logic for BTC/SRSO mitigations CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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