UBUNTU-CVE-2017-10914

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-10914
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-10914.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-10914
Upstream
Published
2017-07-05T01:29:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:50:32.075610Z
Severity
  • 8.1 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

The grant-table feature in Xen through 4.8.x has a race condition leading to a double free, which allows guest OS users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption), or possibly obtain sensitive information or gain privileges, aka XSA-218 bug 2.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / xen

Package

Name
xen
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/xen@4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.12?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.12

Affected versions

4.*

4.3.0-1ubuntu1
4.3.0-1ubuntu2
4.3.0-1ubuntu3
4.3.0-1ubuntu4
4.3.0-1ubuntu5
4.4.0-0ubuntu3
4.4.0-0ubuntu4
4.4.0-0ubuntu5
4.4.0-0ubuntu5.1
4.4.0-0ubuntu5.2
4.4.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
4.4.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
4.4.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.3
4.4.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.4
4.4.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.5
4.4.1-0ubuntu0.14.04.6
4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.1
4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.2
4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.3
4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.4
4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.5
4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.6
4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.7
4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.9
4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.10
4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.11

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libxen-4.4",
            "binary_version": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.12"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxen-4.4-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.12"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxen-dev",
            "binary_version": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.12"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxen-ocaml",
            "binary_version": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.12"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxen-ocaml-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.12"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxen-ocaml-dev",
            "binary_version": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.12"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxenstore3.0",
            "binary_version": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.12"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxenstore3.0-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.12"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.1-amd64",
            "binary_version": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.12"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.3-amd64",
            "binary_version": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.12"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.3-armhf",
            "binary_version": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.12"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.4-amd64",
            "binary_version": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.12"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.4-arm64",
            "binary_version": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.12"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.4-armhf",
            "binary_version": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.12"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-system-amd64",
            "binary_version": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.12"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-system-arm64",
            "binary_version": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.12"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-system-armhf",
            "binary_version": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.12"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-utils-4.4",
            "binary_version": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.12"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-utils-4.4-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.12"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-utils-common",
            "binary_version": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.12"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xenstore-utils",
            "binary_version": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.12"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xenstore-utils-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.4.2-0ubuntu0.14.04.12"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / xen

Package

Name
xen
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/xen@4.6.5-0ubuntu1.2?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.6.5-0ubuntu1.2

Affected versions

4.*

4.5.1-0ubuntu1
4.5.1-0ubuntu2
4.6.0-1ubuntu1
4.6.0-1ubuntu2
4.6.0-1ubuntu4
4.6.0-1ubuntu4.1
4.6.0-1ubuntu4.2
4.6.0-1ubuntu4.3
4.6.5-0ubuntu1
4.6.5-0ubuntu1.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libxen-4.6",
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxen-4.6-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxen-dev",
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxenstore3.0",
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libxenstore3.0-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.4-amd64",
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.4-arm64",
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.4-armhf",
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.5-amd64",
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.5-arm64",
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.5-armhf",
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.6-amd64",
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.6-arm64",
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-hypervisor-4.6-armhf",
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-system-amd64",
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-system-arm64",
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-system-armhf",
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-utils-4.6",
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-utils-4.6-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xen-utils-common",
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xenstore-utils",
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "xenstore-utils-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "4.6.5-0ubuntu1.2"
        }
    ]
}