The make_response function in drivers/block/xen-blkback/blkback.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11.8 allows guest OS users to obtain sensitive information from host OS (or other guest OS) kernel memory by leveraging the copying of uninitialized padding fields in Xen block-interface response structures, aka XSA-216.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1099-1 linux security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1497-1 qemu security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3920-1 qemu security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3927-1 linux security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3945-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-2549 The make_response function in drivers/block/xen-blkback/blkback.c in the Linux kernel before 4.11.8 allows guest OS users to obtain sensitive information from host OS (or other guest OS) kernel memory by leveraging the copying of uninitialized padding fields in Xen block-interface response structures, aka XSA-216.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3414-1 QEMU vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3468-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3468-2 Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3468-3 Linux kernel (GCP) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3469-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3469-2 Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3470-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3470-2 Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T17:50:12.586Z

Reserved: 2017-07-04T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-10911

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-07-05T01:29:00.550

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-10911

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-06-20T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-10911 - Bugzilla

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