CVE-2017-14431 — MEDIUM (5.5)

Vulnerability Description

Memory leak in Xen 3.3 through 4.8.x allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (ARM or x86 AMD host OS memory consumption) by continually rebooting, because certain cleanup is skipped if no pass-through device was ever assigned, aka XSA-207.

CVSS Score

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Xen	Xen	3.3.0

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-772

References

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00006.html
https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-207.htmlMitigationPatchVendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/09/msg00006.html
https://xenbits.xen.org/xsa/advisory-207.htmlMitigationPatchVendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2017-14431?

CVE-2017-14431 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). Memory leak in Xen 3.3 through 4.8.x allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (ARM or x86 AMD host OS memory consumption) by continually rebooting, because certain cleanup is skipped if no p...

How severe is CVE-2017-14431?

CVE-2017-14431 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2017-14431?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Xen Xen.