UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15588

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15588

    Published: 18 Oct 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-15588

    Summary:

    Details: An issue was discovered in Xen through 4.9.x allowing x86 PV guest OS users to execute arbitrary code on the host OS because of a race condition that can cause a stale TLB entry.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-15588, https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-241.html, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15588

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: xen

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=bionic

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -4.9.2-0ubuntu1

    Affected versions

    4.9.0-0ubuntu3
    4.9.0-0ubuntu4

    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