ALPINE-CVE-2017-10916

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    ALPINE-CVE-2017-10916

    Published: 5 Jul 2017Last Modified: 15 Jun 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-10916

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2017-10916

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: xen

    Purl: pkg:apk/alpine/xen?arch=source

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.9.0-r0

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High