SB2017122920 - Infinite loop in xen (Alpine package)
Published: December 29, 2017
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017122920
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Adjecent network
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-17044)
The vulnerability allows an adjacent attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists due to an infinite loop. An adjacent attacker can trigger an error handling flaw in the processing of errors from the Populate on Demand (PoD) code and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.