What is the severity of CVE-2017-10923?

CVE-2017-10923 has been rated as a high-severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause a denial of service in the hypervisor.

How do I fix CVE-2017-10923?

To mitigate CVE-2017-10923, upgrade your Xen installation to the latest version that addresses the vulnerability.

What impact does CVE-2017-10923 have on affected systems?

CVE-2017-10923 can lead to a hypervisor crash, resulting in service disruption for guest operating systems.

Which versions of Xen are affected by CVE-2017-10923?

Xen versions 4.6.0 through 4.8.1 are affected by CVE-2017-10923.

Is there a workaround for CVE-2017-10923?

There is no known workaround for CVE-2017-10923; patching to a secured version is recommended.

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CVE-2017-10923

medium

6.5

CWE

5/7/2017

5/8/2024

CVE-2017-10923: Input Validation

First published: Wed Jul 05 2017(Updated: )

Xen through 4.8.x does not validate a vCPU array index upon the sending of an SGI, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (hypervisor crash), aka XSA-225.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Xen xen-unstable	=4.6.0
Xen xen-unstable	=4.6.1
Xen xen-unstable	=4.6.2
Xen xen-unstable	=4.6.4
Xen xen-unstable	=4.6.5
Xen xen-unstable	=4.7.1
Xen xen-unstable	=4.8.0
Xen xen-unstable	=4.8.1

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-10923?
CVE-2017-10923 has been rated as a high-severity vulnerability due to its potential to cause a denial of service in the hypervisor.
How do I fix CVE-2017-10923?
To mitigate CVE-2017-10923, upgrade your Xen installation to the latest version that addresses the vulnerability.
What impact does CVE-2017-10923 have on affected systems?
CVE-2017-10923 can lead to a hypervisor crash, resulting in service disruption for guest operating systems.
Which versions of Xen are affected by CVE-2017-10923?
Xen versions 4.6.0 through 4.8.1 are affected by CVE-2017-10923.
Is there a workaround for CVE-2017-10923?
There is no known workaround for CVE-2017-10923; patching to a secured version is recommended.

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