#VU9448 Improper access control in Xen - CVE-2017-15590 

 

#VU9448 Improper access control in Xen - CVE-2017-15590

Published: November 29, 2017


Vulnerability identifier: #VU9448
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-15590
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Xen
Software vendor:
Xen Project

Description

The vulnerability allows an adjacent attacker to cause DoS conditions on the target system.

The weakness exists due to an error with the setup of PCI MSI interrupts. An adjacent attacker can supply MSI and cause the hypervisor to crash.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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