Upstream information

CVE-2017-10917 at MITRE

Description

Xen through 4.8.x does not validate the port numbers of polled event channel ports, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and host OS crash) or possibly obtain sensitive information, aka XSA-221.

Upstream Security Advisories:

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database SUSE
Base Score 9.4 5.4
Vector AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:C AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:C
Access Vector Network Local
Access Complexity Low Medium
Authentication None None
Confidentiality Impact Complete Partial
Integrity Impact None None
Availability Impact Complete Complete
CVSS v3 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database SUSE
Base Score 9.1 7.9
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network Local
Attack Complexity Low Low
Privileges Required None None
User Interaction None None
Scope Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality Impact High Low
Integrity Impact None None
Availability Impact High High
CVSSv3 Version 3 3
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1042924 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

SUSE Security Advisories:

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS
  • xen >= 4.5.5_12-22.18.1
  • xen-doc-html >= 4.5.5_12-22.18.1
  • xen-kmp-default >= 4.5.5_12_k3.12.74_60.64.45-22.18.1
  • xen-libs >= 4.5.5_12-22.18.1
  • xen-libs-32bit >= 4.5.5_12-22.18.1
  • xen-tools >= 4.5.5_12-22.18.1
  • xen-tools-domU >= 4.5.5_12-22.18.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP1-2017-1121
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS
  • xen >= 4.4.4_21-22.42.1
  • xen-doc-html >= 4.4.4_21-22.42.1
  • xen-kmp-default >= 4.4.4_21_k3.12.61_52.77-22.42.1
  • xen-libs >= 4.4.4_21-22.42.1
  • xen-libs-32bit >= 4.4.4_21-22.42.1
  • xen-tools >= 4.4.4_21-22.42.1
  • xen-tools-domU >= 4.4.4_21-22.42.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-2017-1118
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1
  • xen >= 4.5.5_12-22.18.1
  • xen-doc-html >= 4.5.5_12-22.18.1
  • xen-kmp-default >= 4.5.5_12_k3.12.74_60.64.45-22.18.1
  • xen-libs >= 4.5.5_12-22.18.1
  • xen-libs-32bit >= 4.5.5_12-22.18.1
  • xen-tools >= 4.5.5_12-22.18.1
  • xen-tools-domU >= 4.5.5_12-22.18.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-SP1-2017-1121
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
  • xen >= 4.4.4_21-22.42.1
  • xen-doc-html >= 4.4.4_21-22.42.1
  • xen-kmp-default >= 4.4.4_21_k3.12.61_52.77-22.42.1
  • xen-libs >= 4.4.4_21-22.42.1
  • xen-libs-32bit >= 4.4.4_21-22.42.1
  • xen-tools >= 4.4.4_21-22.42.1
  • xen-tools-domU >= 4.4.4_21-22.42.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-SLE-SAP-12-2017-1118
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 6
  • xen >= 4.5.5_12-22.18.1
  • xen-doc-html >= 4.5.5_12-22.18.1
  • xen-kmp-default >= 4.5.5_12_k3.12.74_60.64.45-22.18.1
  • xen-libs >= 4.5.5_12-22.18.1
  • xen-libs-32bit >= 4.5.5_12-22.18.1
  • xen-tools >= 4.5.5_12-22.18.1
  • xen-tools-domU >= 4.5.5_12-22.18.1
 Patchnames:
SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-6-2017-1121

Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products under general support and receiving all security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS xen Released
Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL xen Affected
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 xen Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 xen Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 xen Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 xen Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 xen Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS xen Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS xen Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 xen Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS xen Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS xen Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 xen Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 xen Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS xen Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 xen Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-ESPOS xen Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS xen Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 xen Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 xen Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 xen Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 xen Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 xen Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 xen Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP1 xen Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2 xen Released
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 6 xen Released
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 xen Affected

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Tue Jun 6 16:46:58 2017
CVE page last modified: Tue Jan 17 13:59:23 2023