The vCPU context-switch implementation in Xen through 4.8.x improperly interacts with the Memory Protection Extensions (MPX) and Protection Key (PKU) features, which makes it easier for guest OS users to defeat ASLR and other protection mechanisms, aka XSA-220.
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DSA-3969-1 | xen security update |
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EUVD-2017-2554 | The vCPU context-switch implementation in Xen through 4.8.x improperly interacts with the Memory Protection Extensions (MPX) and Protection Key (PKU) features, which makes it easier for guest OS users to defeat ASLR and other protection mechanisms, aka XSA-220. |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T17:50:12.652Z
Reserved: 2017-07-04T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2017-10916

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2017-07-05T01:29:00.707
Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860
Link: CVE-2017-10916


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