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TI-2017-11389 Aliases CVE-2017-15591GHSA-6hjm-pwqm-vx85

An issue was discovered in Xen 4.5.x through 4.9.x allowing attackers (who control a stub…

Priority LOW 29CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

An issue was discovered in Xen 4.5.x through 4.9.x allowing attackers (who control a stub domain kernel or tool stack) to cause a denial of service (host OS crash) because of a missing comparison (of range start to range end) within the DMOP map/unmap implementation.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00331 26th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned

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 · 18

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:4.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.6.3VulnerableXen
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:4.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.3 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 8 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.6.6VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.7.0VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.7.1VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.7.2VulnerableXen
cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.7.3VulnerableXen
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:4.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.9.0VulnerableXen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.6.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.6 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.7.0 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.7.1 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.7.2 Vulnerable ·Xen
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.7.3 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
  • cpe:2.3:o:xen:xen:4.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.9.0 Vulnerable ·Xen

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-15591
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6hjm-pwqm-vx85

References

Patch 1

Advisory 1

  • 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
See all 489 →

Sources

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