CVE-2017-10916

The vCPU context-switch implementation in Xen through 4.8.x improperly interacts with the Memory Protection Extensions (MPX) and Protection Key (PKU) features…

published July 5, 2017

CVSS
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EPSS
1%
Percentile
71.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01349 · 71.3th percentile
Published
2017-07-05T01:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 05 JUL 01:00Z
    The vCPU context-switch implementation in Xen through 4.8.x improperly interacts with the Memory Protection Extensions (MPX) and Protection Key (PKU) features…
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